Expiations for ritual-time impurity and the offense of defecation/urination in a sacred context
मक्षिका पञ्च वर्षाणि त्रीणि वर्षाणि मूषकः ॥ श्वा चैव त्रीणि वर्षाणि कूर्मो वै जायते नव ॥
makṣikā pañca varṣāṇi trīṇi varṣāṇi mūṣakaḥ | śvā caiva trīṇi varṣāṇi kūrmo vai jāyate nava ||
(Uno llega a ser) mosca durante cinco años; ratón durante tres años; perro durante tres años; y en verdad nace como tortuga durante nueve años.
Varāha (contextual continuation)
It exemplifies a mnemonic list-format used in Purāṇic moral instruction, where consequence is communicated through recognizable life-forms and durations.
No geographic reference appears in this verse.
Conduct is portrayed as consequential across lifetimes, encouraging ethical restraint through the logic of moral causality.
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