Varaha Purana 135.55: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 55
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
अन्धो भूत्वा महाभागे एकं जन्म तमोमयः ॥ सर्वाशी सर्वभक्षश्च मानवः सोऽभिजायते ॥
andho bhūtvā mahābhāge ekaṃ janma tamomayaḥ || sarvāśī sarvabhakṣaśca mānavaḥ so 'bhijāyate ||
एक जनम के लिए वो अंधा हो जाता है, अंधेरा ही अंधेरा। फिर वो इंसान के रूप में पैदा होता है जो कुछ भी खाता है, कुछ भी नहीं देखता।
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic ethical anthropology that links moral conduct with embodied conditions (e.g., blindness) and temperament (tamas) across lifetimes.
None; the focus is on moral consequence and rebirth condition.
Indiscriminate consumption and moral darkness are portrayed as outcomes of prior wrongdoing, underscoring restraint as an ethical ideal.
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