Varaha Purana 136.74: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 74
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
य एतेन विधानॆन प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत् ॥ न स लिप्येत पापेन मम लोकं च गच्छति ॥
ya etena vidhānena prāyaścittaṃ samācaret | na sa lipyeta pāpena mama lokaṃ ca gacchati ||
Wer die Sühne nach dieser Vorschrift vollzieht, wird nicht von Sünde befleckt; und er gelangt auch in meine Welt.
Varāha
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It encapsulates the Purāṇic claim of ritual remediation: prescribed observance is presented as a recognized mechanism for restoring moral status.
No geographic location is identified; the verse references a metaphysical goal (“mama loka”).
Ethical repair is framed as possible through correctly performed expiatory discipline.
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