Varaha Purana 134.4: Adhyaya 134, Shloka 4
Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure
Upaspṛśya
इति मौनत्यागप्रायश्चित्तम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ भूषितो नीलवस्त्रेण यो हि मामुपपद्यते ॥ वर्षाणां हि शतं पञ्च कृमिर्भूत्वा स तिष्ठति ॥
iti maunatyāgaprāyaścittam || śrīvarāha uvāca || bhūṣito nīlavastreṇa yo hi māmupapadyate || varṣāṇāṃ hi śataṃ pañca kṛmirbhūtvā sa tiṣṭhati ||
यह मौन तोड़ने की सज़ा का तरीका है। वराह भगवान बोले। जो इंसान नीला कपड़ा पहन के मेरे पास आता है। वो पाँच सौ साल तक कीड़ा बन के रहता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves a norm-coded ritual culture where attire and comportment are treated as meaningful markers, alongside a structured expiation discourse.
None; the verse concerns ritual approach and its stated consequence.
That ritual approach is expected to follow prescribed norms; deviation is portrayed as having serious consequences within the text’s moral framework.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
