Devi Bhagavatam 9.33.7 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 7
Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam
स याति क्षारकुण्डं च सूत्रमानाब्दमेव च । स व्रजेद्रजकीं योनिं सप्तजन्मसु भारते
sa yāti kṣārakuṇḍaṃ ca sūtramānābdameva ca । sa vrajedrajakīṃ yoniṃ saptajanmasu bhārate
...ay napupunta sa Ksharakunda (hukay ng alkali) sa loob ng maraming taon gaya ng bilang ng mga sinulid sa mga damit. Pagkatapos ay ipinanganak siya sa sinapupunan ng isang babaeng tagalaba sa loob ng pitong kapanganakan sa Bharata (India).
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Consequences of breaking sacred day taboos
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Connected to the observance of sacred days.
Text: Shows the exactness of karmic retribution: the punishment and rebirth directly correspond to the nature of the transgression.
FAQs
The person goes to Ksharakunda (alkali pit) for years equal to the threads in the clothes, and is then reborn as a washer for seven lifetimes.
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