Varaha Purana 202.37: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 37
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
शकुन्तो जायते घोरस्तत्र पश्चाद्वृको भवेत् ॥ इममग्निप्रदं घोरं काष्ठाग्नौ सम्प्रतापय ॥
śakunto jāyate ghoras tatra paścād vṛko bhavet || imam agnipradaṃ ghoraṃ kāṣṭhāgnau sampratāpaya ||
అక్కడ భయంకరమైన పక్షి జన్మిస్తుంది; తరువాత అతడు తోడేలుగా మారుతాడు. అగ్ని ప్రసాదించే ఆ ఘోరుడిని తరువాత కట్టెల అగ్నిలో దహింపజేస్తారు.
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The verse illustrates a Purāṇic catalogue style where successive rebirths and punishments function as a moral taxonomy, comparable to other Dharma and Purāṇa traditions.
No explicit location is provided; the description is schematic rather than tied to a named tīrtha or region.
Harmful conduct is framed as producing both painful retribution and further animal rebirths, emphasizing moral causality across lifetimes.
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