Varaha Purana 132.22: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 22
Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ स्पृष्ट्वा रजस्वलां नारीं नरो मद्भक्तितत्परः ॥ तपः कृत्वा त्रिरात्रं तु आकाशशयने वसेत् ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || spṛṣṭvā rajasvalāṃ nārīṃ naro madbhaktitatparaḥ || tapaḥ kṛtvā trirātraṃ tu ākāśaśayane vaset ||
श्री वराह बोले, जो मेरा भक्त है, अगर उसने किसी महिला को टच किया हो जब वो अपके टाइम पर हो, तो उसको तीन दिन तप करना चाहिए। तीन रात को खुले आसमान के नीचे सोना पड़ेगा बिना छत के।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic adoption of Dharmaśāstra-like categories of purity/impurity and prescribes a short expiatory observance, illustrating how normative conduct was transmitted through narrative dialogue.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the instruction is framed as a general rule of conduct.
A regulated, time-bound expiation is recommended after a contact considered ritually impure, emphasizing self-discipline rather than punitive excess.
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