Varaha Purana 136.47: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 47
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन शुध्यति किल्बिषात् ॥ कृत्वा चतुर्थभक्षं तु दिनानि दश पञ्च च ॥
prāyaścittaṁ pravakṣyāmi yena śudhyati kilbiṣāt || kṛtvā caturthabhakṣaṁ tu dināni daśa pañca ca ||
Declararé una expiación por la cual se purifica la falta. Adoptando la disciplina del «cuarto alimento», obsérvese durante diez y cinco días (quince días).
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Teaching Bhū-devī a concrete prāyaścitta method"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, seeking purification protocol","key_question":"What expiation purifies one from kīlbiṣa (fault/sin) in this context?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Undertake a prāyaścitta: adopt caturtha-bhakṣa (taking food only at the ‘fourth’ time/limited regimen) for fifteen days to cleanse fault","karmic_consequence":"Observance leads to śuddhi (purification) from kīlbiṣa; neglect leaves the fault operative and blocks ritual fitness"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical self-regulation","core_concept":"Purification is achieved through intentional restraint (niyama) and time-bound tapas that reorders desire and repairs ritual breach","practical_application":"Adopt measured fasting/limited diet as prescribed; keep the regimen continuous for the stated duration"}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.53 (supporting austerities); Varāha Purāṇa 136.54 (fruit: release from sins, reaching Varāha’s world)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha announces a specific expiation: a fifteen-day disciplined eating regimen (caturtha-bhakṣa) to cleanse sin.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching","calendar/time motif (15 days)","ascetic with minimal food","simple water-pot and kuśa","aura of purification"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha instructing; an ascetic figure shown in a side panel practicing sparse eating; earthy tones, emphasis on tapas.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varāha with gold halo; symbolic depiction of ‘15 days’ via fifteen small lotuses or marks; devotee holding a small portion of food.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined didactic scene; minimal props; focus on gesture and calm authority; subtle time symbolism.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative strip showing day-by-day restraint; gentle hills; devotee seated with tiny meal portion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional, purificatory","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, measured"}
FAQs
It reflects codified penitential practice (prāyaścitta) that overlaps with Dharma-śāstra style prescriptions, illustrating how Purāṇas transmit ritual-ethical regimens.
No location is specified; the verse is procedural rather than topographic.
Moral repair is framed as actionable discipline: a defined regimen intended to restore purity from wrongdoing or fault.
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