Varaha Purana 41.31: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 31
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
स ऋषिर्देवरातस्तु रुदन्तं नृपसत्तमम् । उवाच मा भैर्नृपतेऽपनेष्यामि पातकम् ॥ ४१.३१ ॥
sa ṛṣir devarātas tu rudantaṁ nṛpasattamam | uvāca mā bhair nṛpate 'paneṣyāmi pātakam || 41.31 ||
Da sprach der Weise Devarāta zu dem vorzüglichsten der Könige, der weinte: „Fürchte dich nicht, o König; ich werde deine Schuld, deine Sünde, hinwegnehmen.“
Devarāta (Ṛṣi)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a distressed ruler seeks relief, and a sage offers assurance and a remedial path—illustrating the role of ascetic authority in ethical governance and ritual-legal correction.
No geographic location is named in this specific verse; it focuses on dialogue and ethical reassurance rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes reassurance and the possibility of moral restoration: wrongdoing is not treated as irrevocable, and guidance (often mediated by a sage) is presented as a means to remove culpability and restore ethical order.
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