Varaha Purana 135.57: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 57
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
किल्बिषाद्येन मुच्यन्ते तव कर्मपरायणाः ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि कथ्यमानं मयाऽनघे ॥
kilbiṣādyena mucyante tava karmaparāyaṇāḥ || śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi kathyamānaṃ mayā'naghe ||
देवी ने पूछा कि कैसे लोग पाप से छुटेंगे जो तुम्हारे काम में लगे हैं। वराह भगवान बोले, सुनो देवी, मैं तुम्हे सही बात बताता हूँ।
Śrī Varāha (explicit)
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