Varaha Purana 135.22: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 22
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
तस्य दोषं प्रवक्ष्यामि अपराधं वसुन्धरे ॥ पतन्ति येन संसारं वाससोच्छिष्टकारिणः
tasya doṣaṃ pravakṣyāmi aparādhaṃ vasundhare || patanti yena saṃsāraṃ vāsasocchiṣṭakāriṇaḥ
मैं अब बताऊँगा कि गलती क्या होती है। वसुंधरा, सुनो। जो लोग गंदे कपडे पहेन के पूजा करते हैं, वो इस दुनिया के चक्कर में फंस जाते हैं।
Varāha
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It shows how Purāṇic discourse moralizes ritual purity, using Dharmaśāstra-like categories (doṣa, aparādha) to frame karmic outcomes.
No location is named; “Vasundharā” is an address to the Earth as interlocutor.
Neglect of prescribed purity is treated as an actionable fault with negative consequences, reinforcing disciplined ritual conduct.
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