Varaha Purana 71.51: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 51
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
निःश्वासाख्यां ततस्तस्यां लीना बाभ्रव्यशाण्डिलाः । अल्पापराधाच्छ्रुत्वैव गता बैडालिका भवन ॥ ७१.५१ ॥
niḥśvāsākhyāṃ tatas tasyāṃ līnā bābhravyaśāṇḍilāḥ | alpāparādhāc chrutvaiva gatā baiḍālikā bhavan || 71.51 ||
ต่อมา เหล่าบาภรวยะและศาณฑิละได้เข้าไปลี้รวมในภาวะ/แดนที่เรียกว่า “นิห์ศวาสะ”; แต่ครั้นได้ยินเพียงว่าโทษนั้นเล็กน้อย ก็พากันไปยังที่พำนักไบฑาลิกะ
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style that classifies post-mortem destinations (or states) in relation to degrees of wrongdoing, illustrating how ethical gradations are mapped onto cosmological geography.
The verse names “Niḥśvāsa” and “Baiḍālika,” which appear as proper-noun destinations; the excerpt alone does not provide enough context for a secure modern geographic identification, suggesting they function as cosmological/otherworldly locales within the chapter’s scheme.
The passage emphasizes proportionality: the consequences or destinations described are differentiated based on whether the transgression is minor (alpa-aparādha), implying a graded moral logic rather than a single uniform outcome.
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