Varaha Purana 136.117: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 117
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥ यस्य कस्यचिन्मासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशीम् ॥
prāyaścittaṁ pravakṣyāmi yena mucyeta kilbiṣāt || yasya kasyacin māsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśīm
मैं एक उपाय बताता हूँ जिससे पाप से छुटकारा मिले। किसी भी महीने की शुक्ल पक्ष की द्वादशी तिथि को यह करो।
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It records a calendrical ritual marker (bright-fortnight dvādaśī) widely attested in medieval devotional and expiatory regimes.
No geographic location is mentioned; the instruction is calendrical rather than topographical.
It proposes a structured expiation (prāyaścitta) as a means to address wrongdoing, emphasizing remediation through regulated observance.
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