Varaha Purana 200.49: Adhyaya 200, Shloka 49
Description of the Forms of Infernal Torments
Naraka Yātanās
ततोऽन्यल्लभते चैव यातनार्थं प्रयत्नतः ॥ ततः पश्यति पुत्रांस्तु महद्दुःखं सुदारुणम्
tato 'nyal labhate caiva yātanārthaṁ prayatnataḥ | tataḥ paśyati putrāṁs tu mahad duḥkhaṁ sudāruṇam ||
ต่อจากนั้น เขายังประสบสภาพอื่นอีกเพื่อการทรมาน อันเกิดจากความพยายามของตนเอง; แล้วเขาเห็นบุตรทั้งหลาย และความทุกข์ใหญ่ยิ่งอันน่าสะพรึงกลัวก็เกิดขึ้น
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha Purāṇa dialogues)
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It highlights a moral-emotional strategy common in Purāṇic literature: punishment includes psychological anguish tied to family relations.
No geographic site is identified; the focus is on experiential torment rather than place-name geography.
The verse underscores that unethical conduct is portrayed as harming not only the self but also one’s relational world through grief and fear.
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