In this account from the Varaha Purana, it is said that there are those who bring misery to the world: wretched souls and village deceivers who oppress all people. When the appointed time arrives, those who steal and cause suffering to others—who are skilled in making false accusations and twisting matters of justice—those who misappropriate entrusted goods or who deliberately sow confusion, all such men fall again and again into dreadful hells as a consequence of their actions. Yet, when the effects of their misdeeds are exhausted, these beings are granted human birth once more. However, their new existence is far from fortunate. They are born into lands where fear prevails—fear of thieves, of hunger, and of harsh rulers. Calamities afflict their countries, greed overtakes their cities, and they themselves are tormented by much suffering, beginning with the pain of dwelling in the womb. Their bodies are often marked by suffering: veins exposed, deformed limbs, or afflictions caused by imbalances of wind. Their offspring, too, are born lacking good form or auspicious marks. In the world, their presence is like a miserable, terrifying sound—ripe with sorrow—lacking in beauty, virtue, strength, and character. Such people are destroyers of karma, reduced in significance, as insignificant as blades of grass. When it comes to good deeds, they are greatly bewildered and find only difficulty. Whatever actions they undertake, decline follows in every case. All unwholesome deeds flourish in the lands where they dwell. Even when the rains are good, wise people avoid their fields. For these unfortunate souls, there is neither happiness nor liberation in human life; those who engage in acts of theft experience only a succession of suffering. With minds disturbed, they are born again and again into animal or human bodies, as a direct result of their actions—whether by giving, collecting, seizing, or by force, or by their very nature. This holds true for women who act in such ways as well. Whoever harms people endowed with virtue, purity, and the marks of righteousness, after suffering in hell—filled with great fear and abundant sin—returns to human birth only after their karma is spent, and even then, only in harsh and difficult conditions. They are born among prostitutes, gamblers, cheats, and distillers. Some are shameless, some display marks upon their foreheads, and some are castrated men. Among women, those who excessively indulge in sensual pleasures are similarly affected, taking on those natures, speaking those words, and partaking in those enjoyments. Men who are excessively attached to good fortune become repulsive in appearance. The lowest of men suffer both physically and mentally, encountering fire, caustic substances, and turbulent rivers—there is no doubt. All this has been declared and is to be fulfilled as stated. Thus ends the two hundred and third chapter, called "Enumeration of Groups of Sin," in the glorious Varaha Purana. Now begins the description of sending messengers. I have also heard this other account, as it was spoken to me. There is a man who is far away—what should be done? The consequences of his actions seem endless. Is he ashamed? Has something been discovered? Why does he stand turned away? The command is given: "Go, go back there again quickly, and bring him here." Yet, a question arises: "Why do you speak, O foolish one? His marriage is ongoing." And thus, the narrative continues.