Varaha Purana 135.35: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 35
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
मूलभक्षो दिनत्रय्यां फलाहारो दिनत्रयम् ॥ शाकभक्षो दिनत्रय्यां पयोभक्षो दिनत्रयम् ॥
mūla-bhakṣo dina-trayyāṁ phalāhāro dina-trayam || śāka-bhakṣo dina-trayyāṁ payo-bhakṣo dina-trayam ||
पहले तीन दिन सिर्फ जड़ खाओ। फिर तीन दिन सिर्फ फल खाओ। फिर तीन दिन सिर्फ सब्ज़ी खाओ। फिर तीन दिन सिर्फ दूध पीओ। ऐसे क्रम से चलना है।
Varāha
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It preserves a structured regimen of restricted diets, aligning Purāṇic teaching with broader Indian ascetic and penitential traditions.
No geographic location is identified.
Ethical restoration is pursued through measured restraint, using food discipline as a practical instrument of self-governance.
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