Varaha Purana 199.7: Adhyaya 199, Shloka 7
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
तत्र गत्वा तु ते दूताः प्रविशन्ति सुदारुणाः ॥ क्लिश्यन्ति बहवस्तत्र त्रातारं नाप्नुवन्ति ते
tatra gatvā tu te dūtāḥ praviśanti sudāruṇāḥ || kliśyanti bahavas tatra trātāraṃ nāpnuvanti te
அங்கு சென்றபின் அந்த மிகக் கொடிய தூதர்கள் உள்ளே நுழைகின்றனர். அங்கு பலர் துன்புறுகின்றனர்; அவர்களுக்கு மீட்பவர் கிடைப்பதில்லை.
Varāha
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
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It reflects a widespread South Asian narrative motif—otherworldly “messengers” executing moral order—found across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-adjacent literature.
No geographic location is specified; the verse describes an otherworldly punitive domain.
The verse emphasizes accountability: once consequences unfold, external rescue is not guaranteed.
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