Varaha Purana 136.14: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 14
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
कपालं गृह्य देवोऽत्र दीप्तिमन्तं महौजसम् ॥ प्रशंसितं च रुद्रेण भवता किं विनिन्दितम् ॥
kapālaṃ gṛhya devo 'tra dīptimantaṃ mahaujasam || praśaṃsitaṃ ca rudreṇa bhavatā kiṃ vininditam ||
यहाँ भगवान ने एक खाल लिया है जो चमक रहा है और उसमें बहुत ताकत है। रुद्र भी इसकी तारीफ करते हैं। तो तुम इसको बुरा क्यों कह रहे हो?
Pṛthivī (inquirer, implied continuation)
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It preserves a rhetorical tension—praise versus censure—around ascetic/liminal symbols (kapāla), useful for studying how Purāṇas negotiate multiple ritual ideologies.
No geographic location is specified; 'atra' is contextual.
It highlights the need for consistent evaluation: if an act/symbol is praised in one authoritative frame, one should examine reasons before condemning it.
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