Varaha Purana 136.48: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 48
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
आकाशशयनं कुर्यादेकवस्त्रः कुशासने ॥ प्रभाते पञ्चगव्यं च पातव्यं कर्मशोधनम् ॥
ākāśaśayanaṁ kuryād ekavastraḥ kuśāsane || prabhāte pañcagavyaṁ ca pātavyaṁ karmaśodhanam ||
Er soll unter freiem Himmel schlafen, nur ein Gewand tragend, auf einem Sitz aus Kuśa-Gras. Am Morgen ist Pañcagavya zu trinken, als Läuterung der rituellen Handlung.
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It preserves a standardized set of ascetic and purificatory practices (diet, sleeping arrangements, and ritual drink) that appear across Sanskrit ritual and penitential literature.
No specific location is given; the practices are portable and not tied to a named site in this verse.
Ethical restoration is enacted through bodily discipline and prescribed purificatory routines aimed at re-aligning conduct with accepted norms.
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