Varaha Purana 132.25: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 25
Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman
स्पृष्ट्वा तु मृतकं देवि यो मत्क्षेत्रेषु तिष्ठति ॥ शतवर्षसहस्राणि गर्भेषु परिवर्तते ॥
spṛṣṭvā tu mṛtakaṃ devi yo matkṣetreṣu tiṣṭhati || śatavarṣasahasrāṇi garbheṣu parivartate ||
देवी, जो कोई मरे हुए इंसान को टच करे और फिर भी मेरे मंदिर के पास रहे, वो बहुत साल तक जनम लेता रहेगा। एक लाख साल तक वो फिर से जनम लेता रहेगा।
Varāha
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The verse conveys kṣetra-based purity expectations, a common feature in Indian sacred geographies where certain spaces intensify norms of conduct.
No single site is named; the term matkṣetra indicates “the Lord’s sacred places/precincts” as a category rather than a specific location.
It warns against remaining in sacred precincts after corpse-contact without appropriate purification, using rebirth-duration as a deterrent motif.
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