Varaha Purana 199.32: Adhyaya 199, Shloka 32
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
Uttara Bhāga · Narakavarṇana (Blood-filled Waterscapes)
पुष्करिण्यश्च वाप्यश्च ह्रदा नद्यस्तथैव च ॥ तडागानि च कूपाश्च रुधिरस्य सहस्रशः ॥
puṣkariṇyaś ca vāpyas ca hradā nadyas tathaiva ca || taḍāgāni ca kūpāś ca rudhirasya sahasraśaḥ
puShkariNyashcha vApyashcha hradA nadyastathaiva cha || taDAgAni cha kUpAshcha rudhirasya sahasrashaH
ที่นั่นมีสระบัว อ่างเก็บน้ำ หนองบึงและแม่น้ำ อีกทั้งสระและบ่อ—ล้วนเป็นโลหิต—นับเป็นพัน ๆ
Sandhi Notes
- पुष्करिण्यश्च = पुष्करिण्यः + च
- वाप्यश्च = वाप्याः + च
- नद्यस्तथैव = नद्यः + तथा + एव
- कूपाश्च = कूपाः + च
Varāha
Inner impurity externalizes as a polluted world; what one ‘fills’ the mind with becomes one’s environment.
Choose purifying actions—truthfulness, compassion, restraint; seek cleansing through repentance and ethical living rather than mere ritualism.
The ‘waters’ of the infernal realm invert sacred hydrography—ponds, wells, and rivers become blood, signaling the fruit of grievous sin.
Those who delight in injury/bloodshed (or severe adharma) encounter blood-filled landscapes; purity and non-harm lead away from such realms.
Varāha Purāṇa 199.32-36 (same infernal description sequence)
FAQs
It demonstrates how Purāṇic texts repurpose familiar waterbody terminology to construct a morally charged ‘anti-landscape’ for instruction.
No earthly location is identified; the verse lists generic waterbody categories to describe an otherworldly terrain.
The passage reinforces moral accountability by depicting a comprehensive, inverted geography where life-sustaining waters become symbols of harm.
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