Varaha Purana 179.13: Adhyaya 179, Shloka 13
Enumeration of Ritual Offenses and Their Expiations; The Sacred Merit of Saukara and Mathurā Pilgrimage
उपवासस्तु पञ्चाहं पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति ॥ सोपानत्कश्चरेत्पाद कॄच्छ्रस्य द्विरभोजनम्
upavāsastu pañcāhaṃ pañcagavyena śuddhyati || sopānatkaścaret pāda kṛcchrasya dvirabhojanam
पाँच दिन का व्रत रखना है, फिर पाँच गव्य से शुद्ध हो जाओगे। पाद कृच्छ्र व्रत करना है, जिसमें दिन में दो बार खाना मिलता है।
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It preserves technical vocabulary of expiation (kṛcchra, pāda, regulated meals), useful for reconstructing historical practice and its textual standardization.
No location is mentioned.
Self-regulation through fasting and prescribed observances is presented as a method of restoring ritual/ethical balance after a fault.
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