Varaha Purana 135.10: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 10
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा भूमे ह्येतत्प्रसाधयेत् ॥ प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि अन्धकारे तु यः पुरा ॥
ananyamānaso bhūtvā bhūme hy etatprasādhayet | prāyaścittaṁ pravakṣyāmi andhakāre tu yaḥ purā ||
ध्यान एक जगह रख के, धरती, यह काम सही से करना। मैं बताता हूँ कैसे माफी माँगनी है अंधेरे में जो गलती हुई थी।
Varāha addressing Pṛthivī
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It situates the passage within the expiatory (prāyaścitta) genre, a key interface between Purāṇic narrative and normative ritual-legal discourse.
No geographic location is named; “Bhūme” indicates the interlocutor (Earth) in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework.
When remedying a fault, one should proceed with focused intention and follow prescribed corrective procedures.
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