Varaha Purana 210.63: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 63
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
Uttara Bhāga · Dāna and Service to Brāhmaṇas as Prāyaścitta
उत्थाय ब्राह्मणं गच्छेन्नरो भक्त्या समन्वितः ॥ अभिगम्य प्रदानॆन स पापेभ्यः प्रमुच्यते ॥
utthāya brāhmaṇaṃ gacchen naro bhaktyā samanvitaḥ || abhigamya pradānena sa pāpebhyaḥ pramucyate ||
utthAya brAhmaNaM gachChennaro bhaktyA samanvitaH || abhigamya pradAnena sa pApebhyaH pramuchyate
Ein Mensch, von ehrfürchtiger Hingabe erfüllt, soll aufstehen und zu einem Brāhmaṇa gehen; nachdem er sich genähert und eine Gabe dargebracht hat, wird er von Sünden befreit.
Sandhi Notes
- गच्छेन्नरो → गच्छेत् + नरः (त् + न → न्न)
- अन्यत्र स्पष्ट।
Yama (contextual continuation from 210.1)
Sin is lightened through humble approach, reverence, and right giving to a worthy recipient.
Cultivate morning discipline, seek counsel of learned brāhmaṇas, and practice proportionate, non-ostentatious dāna as prāyaścitta.
Rise with devotion, approach a brāhmaṇa, and give an appropriate gift as a means of expiating sin.
Proper dāna to a worthy brāhmaṇa leads to release from sins; neglect implies continued pāpa and its ripening results.
Varāha Purāṇa 210.1ff (Yama’s prāyaścitta discourse); Varāha Purāṇa 211.1 (continuation: sin-removal means)
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It documents the Purāṇic ethical economy where material support and respectful approach to learned custodians of tradition are framed as corrective moral action.
No location is named; the instruction is situational and community-based.
Practice generosity and respectful social responsibility as a means of moral repair.
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