Varaha Purana 218.27: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 27
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दन्तकाष्ठाद्यकरणे प्रायश्चित्तं ततः परम् ॥ शवादिस्पर्शने मन्त्रत्यागे चोक्तं ततः परम्
dantakāṣṭhādy-akaraṇe prāyaścittaṃ tataḥ param || śavādi-sparśane mantra-tyāge coktaṃ tataḥ param
दातुन और ऐसे ही काम न करने पर क्या करना चाहिए, यह बताया है। मुर्दे को छूने पर क्या होता है, यह भी लिखा है। और अगर कोई मंत्र छोड़ दे तो उसका भी उपाय दिया है।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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The verse preserves a snapshot of everyday ritual discipline (daily hygiene rites and purity concerns) as codified in Purāṇic-dharma compendia.
No geographic site is specified; the verse is normative and practice-oriented.
It emphasizes accountability for omissions and for purity-related breaches, proposing prāyaścitta as a structured corrective mechanism.
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