Varaha Purana 132.27: Adhyaya 132, Shloka 27
Expiatory Rites for Contact with a Corpse and with a Menstruating Woman
मक्षिका त्रीणि वर्षाणि टिट्टिभैकादशं समाः ॥ दंशो वै सप्त चान्यानि कृकलासो भवेत्समाः ॥
makṣikā trīṇi varṣāṇi ṭiṭṭibhaikādaśaṃ samāḥ || daṃśo vai sapta cānyāni kṛkalāso bhavetsamāḥ ||
वो तीन साल तक मक्खी बनता है। ग्यारह साल तक एक चिड़िया बनता है जो टिटिभा कहते हैं। सात साल तक एक कतरा बनता है जो काटता है। बाकी साल में छिपकली बनता है।
Varāha
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The verse shows a common Purāṇic pedagogical technique: mapping misconduct onto a graded sequence of embodied states, including small animals and insects.
No geographic location is identified.
It reinforces ritual caution through consequential imagery, presenting repeated embodiment as a negative outcome of improper conduct.
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