Varaha Purana 135.56: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 56
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
येनासौ लभते सिद्धिं कृष्णवस्त्रापराधतः ॥ सप्ताहं यावकं भुक्त्वा त्रिरात्रं सक्तुपिण्डिकाम् ॥
yenāsau labhate siddhiṃ kṛṣṇavastrāparādhataḥ || saptāhaṃ yāvakaṃ bhuktvā trirātraṃ saktupiṇḍikām ||
काले कपड़े की गलती माफ़ करवाने के लिए यह करो। एक हफ़्ता तक यह खाना खाओ। फिर तीन रात तक आटे का लड्डू खाओ।
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It records a compact expiation protocol (week + three nights), reflecting how Purāṇic texts systematize remedies for specific categories of aparādha.
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When a transgression is acknowledged, the text prescribes disciplined, measurable practices to restore moral-ritual order.
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