Varaha Purana 135.36: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 36
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
दध्याहारो दिनत्रय्यां पायसेन दिनत्रयम् ॥ वाय्वाहारो दिनत्रय्यां स्नानं कृत्वा दृढव्रतः ॥
dadhyāhāro dina-trayyāṁ pāyasena dina-trayam || vāyvāhāro dina-trayyāṁ snānaṁ kṛtvā dṛḍha-vrataḥ ||
फिर तीन दिन दही खाओ। फिर तीन दिन खीर खाओ। फिर तीन दिन कुछ नहीं खाओ, बस साँस चलो। नहाने के बाद यह व्रत पक्के से रखना।
Varāha
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It gives a concrete, staged penitential program combining diet, fasting, and bathing—typical components of classical Indian ritual discipline.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Sustained ethical effort is emphasized: purification is linked to consistent practice (firm vow) rather than a single act.
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