Varaha Purana 139.85: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 85
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
मोचयस्वाधमं पापाद्विष्णुगीतॆन सत्वरम् ॥ ब्रह्मरक्षोवचः श्रुत्वा श्वपाकः संशितव्रतः ॥
mocayasvādhamam pāpād viṣṇugītena satvaram || brahmarakṣovacaḥ śrutvā śvapākaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ ||
मुझे इस पाप से जल्दी आज़ाद करो। विष्णु गीता का इस्तेमाल करके। यह बात सुनके वो श्वपाक ने सोचा कि अब क्या करना है। वो अपना व्रत निभा रहा था।
Brahma-rākṣasa (first half); Narrator (second half)
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It illustrates a Purāṇic model of remediation: verbal/poetic recitation associated with Viṣṇu is presented as a culturally authoritative means to address moral and ritual fault.
No geographic location is identified.
Acknowledgment of fault and seeking corrective practice (here, recitation of a revered hymn) are framed as steps toward moral restoration.
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