Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 14
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
तेषां संव्यवहारश्च एभिः कर्मभिरिष्यते स्वर्गापवर्गप्राप्तिश्च पुण्यं पापं तथैव च / 13.13 महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमान् ऋक्षपर्वतः विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तात्र कुलपर्वताः
teṣāṃ saṃvyavahāraśca ebhiḥ karmabhiriṣyate svargāpavargaprāptiśca puṇyaṃ pāpaṃ tathaiva ca / 13.13 mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimān ṛkṣaparvataḥ vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptātra kulaparvatāḥ
அவர்களின் சமூக நடைமுறைகளும் இக்கடமைகளினாலேயே நடத்தப்பட வேண்டும். இவற்றினாலே சொர்க்கமும் அபவர்க்கமும் (மோட்சமும்) கிடைக்கின்றன; புண்ணியமும் பாவமும் அதேபோல் உண்டாகின்றன.
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FAQs
Ethically, the verse links everyday social conduct to spiritual outcomes: actions are not value-neutral; they generate puṇya/pāpa and shape both worldly and transcendent destinies.
This is normative instruction (dharma-anuśāsana) rather than cosmogenesis or dynastic history; it is ancillary purāṇic teaching used to ground later narratives/geography in a moral framework.
By pairing svarga with apavarga, the text compresses the full spectrum of human aims into karma: duties can be oriented toward enjoyment/reward (heaven) or toward release (liberation), depending on intention and purity.