Varaha Purana 136.73: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 73
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
Uttara Bhāga · Prescribed Expiations (Vrata Systems)
भक्षणे तु कृते कुर्याच्चान्द्रायणमतन्द्रितः ॥ प्रापणे तु कृते कुर्याद्द्वादशाहं पयोव्रतम् ॥
bhakṣaṇe tu kṛte kuryāc cāndrāyaṇam atandritaḥ | prāpaṇe tu kṛte kuryād dvādaśāhaṃ payovratam ||
bhakShaNe tu kRRite kuryAchchAndrAyaNamatandritaH || prApaNe tu kRRite kuryAddvAdashAhaM payovratam
Pero si ya se ha consumido (la comida), debe realizar diligentemente el rito de Cāndrāyaṇa; mas si solo se trató de proveer (la ofrenda), debe cumplir un voto de leche de doce días (payovrata).
Varāha
Instructed, reassured by clarity
Dharma applies proportionate remedies: intention and degree of participation (eating vs offering) determine the corrective burden.
Assess the exact nature of one’s lapse; adopt the corresponding discipline (Cāndrāyaṇa for heavier involvement; payovrata for lighter), and complete it without negligence (atandritaḥ).
Varāha issues a graded prāyaścitta ruling, distinguishing between consuming the item and merely offering/providing it.
If the prohibited act involved eating, perform Cāndrāyaṇa; if it was only providing/offering, perform a twelve-day payovrata.
Correctly matched expiation neutralizes the fault proportionate to the act; failure to expiate leaves the doṣa operative.
Removal of the lesser fault (prāpaṇa/offer-provision) and restoration of ritual purity.
Varāha Purāṇa 136.82.0 (fruit of performing the procedure)
FAQs
It documents standardized expiation categories (Cāndrāyaṇa, payovrata) that are also known from wider Sanskrit legal-ritual literature, showing cross-genre continuity.
No geographic location is mentioned; the content is prescriptive-ritual.
Responsibility is graded by action: consumption is treated as requiring a heavier regimen than the act of offering/providing.
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