Varaha Purana 136.33: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 33
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
बालवृद्धा हतास्तत्र विस्फुरन्तो दिशो दश ॥ तस्य पापस्य दोषेण न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम्
bālavṛddhā hatās tatra visphuranto diśo daśa || tasya pāpasya doṣeṇa na śaknomi viceṣṭitum
তাত শিশু আৰু বৃদ্ধসকলো নিহত হ’ল; দহো দিশ যেন কঁপি উঠিছে। সেই পাপৰ দোষে মই সঠিকভাৱে কৰ্ম কৰিব নোৱাৰোঁ।
Śiva (Rudra/Hara) (contextual continuation)
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It shows how Purāṇic texts integrate moral vocabulary (pāpa, doṣa) to interpret the aftermath of conflict, offering a lens on classical South Asian ethical thought.
No specific earthly location is identified; 'the ten directions' is a cosmological-poetic expression.
Recognition of collateral harm and its moral weight, motivating remedial action rather than triumphalism.
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