Varaha Purana 134.2: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 2
Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure
Upaspṛśya
मूर्खो भवति सुश्रोणि मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ प्रायश्चित्तविधिं देवि येन मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥
mūrkho bhavati suśroṇi mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || prāyaścittavidhiṃ devi yena mucyeta kilbiṣāt ||
‘সুশ্ৰোণি, সি মূৰ্খ হৈ পৰে, যদিও মোৰ কৰ্মত পৰায়ণ; সেয়ে দেৱি, যি প্ৰায়শ্চিত্ত-বিধিয়ে পাপৰ পৰা মুক্তি দিয়ে, সেইটো কোৱা।’
Varāha (contextual continuation)
FAQs
It shows the pedagogical stance of Purāṇic dialogue: ritual knowledge is paired with corrective frameworks (prāyaścitta) to manage transgression.
None; the verse is concerned with ethical-ritual remediation.
That devotion without proper understanding can still lead to error, and that learning corrective discipline is part of responsible practice.
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