Varaha Purana 137.141: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 141
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
कृतं चान्द्रायणं तत्र दशवर्षसहस्रकम् ॥ ततः सप्तसहस्राणि वायुभक्षस्तु संस्थितः ॥
kṛtaṃ cāndrāyaṇaṃ tatra daśa-varṣa-sahasrakam || tataḥ sapta-sahasrāṇi vāyu-bhakṣas tu saṃsthitaḥ
वहाँ उसने दस हज़ार साल तक चांद्रायण व्रत किया। उसके बाद सात हज़ार साल तक बस हवा खाता रहा। कुछ खाया नहीं, बस जीता रहा।
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It references a well-known expiatory regimen (Cāndrāyaṇa) and amplifies it through epic time scales, showing how Purāṇas adapt dharma-legal concepts into narrative and devotional contexts.
No specific location is named here beyond “there” (tatra), which depends on the immediately preceding tīrtha context in the chapter.
The verse underscores the ideal of sustained self-discipline as a means of moral repair, while presenting it in a stylized, hyperbolic temporal register typical of Purāṇic narration.
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