Varaha Purana 176.38: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 38
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
ततः स विमना जातो अगम्यागमनेन च ॥ प्रायश्चित्ते मतिरभून्निर्विण्णस्य दुरात्मनः ॥
tataḥ sa vimanā jāto agamyāgamanena ca || prāyaścitte matir abhūn nirviṇṇasya durātmanaḥ ||
वो बहुत दुखी हो गया क्योंकि उसने ऐसा काम किया जो बिल्कुल गलत था। उसका दिल टूट गया था। फिर उसका मन प्रायश्चित करने की तरफ गया।
Pṛthivī
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It captures a standard Purāṇic ethical arc: transgression → remorse → orientation toward prāyaścitta, reflecting dharmaśāstra-adjacent moral reasoning.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Recognition of wrongdoing and sincere remorse are framed as prerequisites for seeking corrective disciplines (prāyaścitta).
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