Varaha Purana 204.3: Adhyaya 204, Shloka 3
Description of the Dispatching of Messengers (Yama’s Envoys) and Chitragupta’s Orders
व्रीडितः किम्भवाञ्ज्ञातं किं तिष्ठति पराङ्मुखः ॥ किं न गच्छसि वेगेन किं त्वया सुचिरं कृतम् ॥
vrīḍitaḥ kim bhavāñ jñātaṃ kiṃ tiṣṭhati parāṅmukhaḥ || kiṃ na gacchasi vegena kiṃ tvayā suciraṃ kṛtam
‘เจ้าละอายหรือ? เจ้าเข้าใจสิ่งใด? เหตุใดยืนหันหน้าไปทางอื่น? เหตุใดไม่ไปโดยเร็ว? ไฉนเจ้าจึงชักช้านานนัก?’
Citragupta (implied continuation of his speech)
FAQs
It shows a dramatized command structure in Purāṇic afterlife narratives, where messengers are urged to execute duties efficiently.
No geographic location is identified.
Within the narrative frame, it reinforces the inevitability and administrative certainty of karmic enforcement.
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