Varaha Purana 132.1: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 1
Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman
अथ मृतकस्पर्शप्रायश्चित्तम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ गत्वा तु मैथुनं भद्रे अस्नातो यः शवं स्पृशेत् ॥ रेतः पिबति दुर्बुद्धिः सहस्रं नव पञ्च च ॥
atha mṛtakasparśa-prāyaścittam || śrīvarāha uvāca || gatvā tu maithunaṃ bhadre asnāto yaḥ śavaṃ spṛśet || retaḥ pibati durbuddhiḥ sahasraṃ nava pañca ca ||
अब मैं बताता हूँ मुर्दे को छूने का प्रायश्चित कैसे करें। वराह बोले, अगर कोई शादी के बाद नहाए बिना मुर्दे को छू दे, तो वो बड़ा पापी माना जाता है।
Varāha
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It exemplifies premodern purity regulations linking bodily states (post-coital, unbathed) with death-contact, reflecting ritual-hygienic logic in Purāṇic and dharma literature.
No geographic location is specified; the verse is a normative rule within a prāyaścitta section.
It warns against touching a corpse while ritually unprepared (especially unbathed after intercourse), emphasizing bathing and regulated conduct around death-related contexts.
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