Varaha Purana 133.10 — Adhyaya 133, Shloka 10

Expiations for ritual-time impurity and the offense of defecation/urination in a sacred context

Devanagari script

प्रायश्चित्तं वदाम्यत्र येन मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥ मम कर्मपरिभ्रष्टो विह्वलेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Transliteration

prāyaścittaṃ vadāmy atra yena mucyeta kilbiṣāt || mama karmaparibhraṣṭo vihvalenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

Aquí declararé la expiación (prāyaścitta) por la cual uno puede quedar libre de la transgresión: aquel que se ha apartado de mi disciplina prescrita, con el ser interior afligido.

Word by Word

• prāyaścittam: expiation
• prāyaścittam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vadāmi: I tell
• vadāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (वद् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• mucyeta: may be freed
• mucyeta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (लिङ्, optative), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; passive/reflexive sense ‘may be freed’

• kilbiṣāt: from sin
• kilbiṣāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Genitive, Singular

• karma-paribhraṣṭaḥ: one fallen from the rite/duty
• karma-paribhraṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + paribhraṣṭa (√bhraṃś/भ्रंश् धातु + kta)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: karmaṇi paribhraṣṭaḥ = ‘fallen from (proper) duty/rite’

• vihvalena: with a distressed
• vihvalena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vihvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine Instrumental, Singular; used adjectivally with antarātmanā

• antar-ātmanā: by/with the inner self
• antar-ātmanā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: antarātmā = ‘inner self’

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha continues direct instruction to Bhūmi, shifting from general purity to formal expiation for lapse from his discipline."}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"concerned, seeking clarity on remediation for wrongdoing","key_question":"What prāyaścitta frees a person from kīlbiṣa when they have strayed from the Lord’s prescribed discipline and feel inner distress?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Varāha prescribes an expiation for one who has deviated from his discipline and is inwardly distressed, to remove transgression (kīlbiṣa).","karmic_consequence":"Proper expiation relieves guilt and karmic stain; failure to atone leaves the fault operative and the mind ‘vihvala’ (unsettled)."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral psychology of repentance","core_concept":"Inner distress (vihvalatā) is acknowledged as a sign of moral rupture; dharma provides structured repair through prāyaścitta rather than despair.","practical_application":"When one lapses, recognize remorse, seek prescribed corrective discipline, and re-align practice rather than rationalizing the fault."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Atonement (Prāyaścitta)","Psychology of Remorse/Distress"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: karuṇa

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: 133.12.0; 133.13.0; 133.9.0

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha speaks gravely about expiation; Bhūdevī’s face shows concern and empathy for erring beings; the atmosphere is penitential yet hopeful.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching gesture (vyākhyāna mudrā)","Bhūdevī attentive, slightly worried","symbolic fire/ablution vessel for purification","scroll/palm-leaf indicating prāyaścitta rules"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: solemn discourse scene, restrained expressions, ritual implements (kamaṇḍalu, kuśa), warm earthy background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha, Bhūdevī with jeweled crown, prāyaścitta symbolism via small homa-kunda and water pot, ornate arch.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined faces, soft penitential mood, minimal props, emphasis on compassionate authority of Varāha.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate counseling scene, gentle landscape, Bhūdevī’s concerned gaze, Varāha calm and reassuring."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"penitential, instructive","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, reassuring"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Atonement
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ethical Psychology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects expiation not only to outward action but also to the condition of the inner self (antarātman), indicating an ethical-psychological layer in Purāṇic instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Atonement is prescribed as a method to remove moral fault (kilbiṣa), especially for someone who has deviated from the intended discipline.