Varaha Purana 135.24: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 24
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
गोमायुरेकं जन्मापि जन्म चैकं हयस्तथा ॥ सारङ्गस्त्वेकजन्मा वै मृगो भवति वै ततः
gomāyur ekaṃ janmāpi janma caikaṃ hayas tathā || sāraṅgas tv ekajanmā vai mṛgo bhavati vai tataḥ
एक जनम वो गिदड़ बनता है। एक जनम घोड़ा भी। फिर एक जनम वो हिरन बन जाता है। उसके बाद वो मृग बन जाता है।
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It provides evidence for how Purāṇic Sanskrit uses overlapping animal terms (mṛga, sāraṅga), relevant to lexicography and cultural zoology.
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The verse continues a cautionary sequence linking transgression with graded rebirth outcomes.
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