Varaha Purana 136.63: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 63

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

दिनानि सप्त तिष्ठेत सप्त वै पायसेन च ॥ तक्रेण सप्त दिवसान्सप्त पावकभोजनः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.63

Transliteration

dināni sapta tiṣṭhet sapta vai pāyasena ca || takreṇa sapta divasān sapta pāvakabhojanaḥ

Translation

فليلتزم (بهذه الرياضة) سبعةَ أيام؛ ثمّ سبعةَ (أيام) حقًّا مع الأرزّ المطبوخ باللبن؛ وسبعةَ أيام مع مخيض اللبن؛ وسبعةَ (أيام) يتناول طعامًا أُعِدَّ على النار المقدّسة.

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Word by Word

• dināni: days

• sapta: seven

• tiṣṭhet: should remain/observe

• vai: indeed

• pāyasena: with pāyasa (rice cooked with milk)

• ca: and

• takreṇa: with buttermilk

• divasān: days

• pāvaka: fire (sacred/fire)

• bhojanaḥ: eating/food-taking

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Dietetics
• Dharma-śāstra Interface

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates a multi-stage penitential program, showing how Purāṇic texts codify graded austerities using everyday foods with ritual framing.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is named; the content is procedural.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical repair is linked to disciplined, time-bound observances that cultivate restraint and ritual cleanliness.