Varaha Purana 135.8: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 8
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
यस्तु मामन्धकारेषु विना दीपेन सुन्दरि ॥ स्पृशते च विना शास्त्रं त्वरमाणो विमोहितः ॥
yastu mām andhakāreṣu vinā dīpena sundari | spṛśate ca vinā śāstraṁ tvaramāṇo vimohitaḥ ||
Doch, o Schöne, wer mich in der Finsternis ohne Lampe berührt und—verwirrt und hastig—dies ohne Rückgriff auf das Śāstra tut,
Varāha (instructor) addressing Pṛthivī
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It reflects a Purāṇic dharma-śāstra style concern for regulated practice: ritual actions are framed as requiring textual guidance and proper conditions (e.g., light), indicating an attempt to standardize conduct through scriptural authority.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is procedural (conditions of action) rather than place-based sacred geography.
Actions—especially ritually sensitive ones—should not be performed rashly or ignorantly; they should follow śāstra and appropriate safeguards.
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