Varaha Purana 135.43: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 43
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
एतन मे परमं गुह्यं तव भक्तसुखावहम् ॥ वराहमांसभक्तस्तु येन मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥
etan me paramaṃ guhyaṃ tava bhaktasukhāvaham || varāhamāṃsabhaktas tu yena mucyeta kilbiṣāt
यह एक बहुत बड़ा राज़ है जो मैं तुम्हे बता रहा हूँ। यह बात भक्त लोगों के लिए अच्छी है। एक सवाल है, जो आदमी सूअर का मास खाता है, वो कैसे अपने पाप से छुटकारा पाए?
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It signals a transition from narrative description to prescriptive ethics, introducing a question about remediation (prāyaścitta).
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It frames ethical life as including reflection and remedial practices for acknowledged wrongdoing.
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