Varaha Purana 136.94: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 94
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
चर्मकारस्तु जायेत वर्षाणां तु त्रयोदश ॥ तज्जन्मनः परिभ्रष्टः सूकरो जायते पुनः
carmakāras tu jāyeta varṣāṇāṁ tu trayodaśa || taj janmanaḥ paribhraṣṭaḥ sūkaro jāyate punaḥ
तेरा जन्म तेरह साल तक चमड़े का काम करने वाले का होता है। फिर उस जन्म से गिर के तू दोबारा सूअर बन जाता है।
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It exemplifies how Purāṇic ethics encode social and moral hierarchies through rebirth narratives, valuable for critical study of normative discourse in premodern South Asia.
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It warns that misconduct can result in progressively degrading rebirths, encouraging corrective practice (prāyaścitta) and disciplined conduct.
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