Varaha Purana 135.54: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 54
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
Pūrva Bhāga · Prāyaścitta (Expiations) — Completion and Disposition
दशपञ्च दिनान्येवं प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत् ॥ जालपादापराधस्य एवं कुर्वीत शोधनम्॥ विनीतात्मा शुचिर्भूत्वा य इच्छेत्सुशुभां गतिम् ॥
daśapañca dinānyevaṃ prāyaścittaṃ samācaret || jālapādāparādhasya evaṃ kurvīta śodhanam|| vinītātmā śucirbhūtvā ya icchetsuśubhāṃ gatim ||
dashapa~ncha dinAnyevaM prAyashchittaM samAcharet || jAlapAdAparAdhasya evaM kurvIta shodhanam|| vinItAtmA shuchirbhUtvA ya ichChetsushubhAM gatim
पूरे पंद्रह दिन यह व्रत रखना है। इससे गलती माफ़ हो जाती है। मन रख के, साफ़ हो के, अच्छी जगह जाना चाहते हो तो यह करो।
Sandhi Notes
- dinānyevaṃ→dināni evam
- icchetsuśubhāṃ→icchet su-śubhām.
Varāha
Auspicious gati is supported by inner vinaya (self-restraint) expressed through regulated expiation.
Undertake time-bound expiation with mental discipline and bodily cleanliness when a transgression is recognized.
Instruction to Bhū-devī within the Varāha–Earth dialogue frame
For the jālapāda-related offence, perform a fifteen-day prāyaścitta with self-discipline and purity to secure an auspicious destiny.
Observance purifies the offence and leads toward śubha-gati; neglect implies continued impurity/obstruction to auspicious progress.
Varāha Purāṇa 135 (prāyaścitta sequence for specific aparādhas)
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Purification is presented as requiring both external regimen (time-bound practice) and internal posture (self-discipline and purity).
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