Varaha Purana 203.6: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 6
Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences
कर्मक्षयाद्यदा भूयो मानुष्यं प्राप्नुवन्ति ते ॥ अल्पायुषो भवन्तीह व्याधिग्रस्ताश्च नित्यशः ॥
karmakṣayād yadā bhūyo mānuṣyaṃ prāpnuvanti te || alpāyuṣo bhavantīha vyādhigrastāś ca nityaśaḥ ||
వారి కర్మక్షయం జరిగినప్పుడు వారు మళ్లీ మానవజన్మను పొందుతారు; అప్పుడు ఇక్కడ వారు అల్పాయుష్కులై నిత్యం వ్యాధులతో బాధపడుతారు।
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It preserves a common Indic doctrinal motif: post-mortem punishment followed by rebirth shaped by residual karmic effects, here expressed as reduced lifespan and chronic illness.
No geographic site is named; the verse contrasts naraka with iha (“here,” the human world).
Actions have long-term consequences; harmful deeds are presented as leading to suffering both beyond and within human life.
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