Varaha Purana 201.52: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 52
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
स्वकर्मगुणभूतानि ह्यशुभानि शुभानि च ॥ रुद्रं दूताः समागम्य चित्रगुप्तस्य पार्श्वतः ॥
svakarmaguṇabhūtāni hy aśubhāni śubhāni ca || rudraṃ dūtāḥ samāgamya citraguptasya pārśvataḥ ||
แท้จริงแล้ว กรรมที่กลายเป็นคุณลักษณะจากการกระทำของตน—ทั้งอัปมงคลและมงคล—พึงพิจารณา เหล่าทูตได้เข้าเฝ้าพระรุทระและยืนอยู่เคียงข้างจิตรคุปต์
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It captures a doctrinal vocabulary where actions crystallize into enduring qualities (guṇa), a conceptual bridge between narrative theology and ethical psychology.
No location is named; the setting is an administrative/cosmic court-like context.
The ethical framing is evaluative duality—actions are classified as śubha/aśubha, implying discernment and moral consequence.
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