Varaha Purana 135.53: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 53
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
फलभक्षो दिनत्र्यां तिलभक्षो दिनत्रयम् ॥ अक्षारलवणान्नाशी पुनस्तत्र दिनत्रयम् ॥
phalabhakṣo dinatryāṃ tilabhakṣo dinatryam || akṣāralavaṇānnāśī punastatra dinatryam ||
तीन दिन तक सिर्फ फल खाओ। फिर तीन दिन तिल खाओ। फिर तीन दिन और, खाना बिना नमक और बिना किसी चीज़ के खाओ।
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It preserves a detailed sequence of dietary restrictions, useful for comparative study with dharmaśāstra prāyaścitta lists and vrata manuals.
None; the verse is procedural rather than topographical.
Ethical repair is linked to disciplined bodily practice, especially controlled consumption.
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