Varaha Purana 218.29: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 29
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कृष्णवस्त्रपरिधाने धौतवस्त्रस्य धारणे ॥ क्रोडादिमांसभक्षे च प्रायश्चित्तं प्रकीर्तितम्
kṛṣṇavastra-paridhāne dhautavastrasya dhāraṇe || kroḍādi-māṃsa-bhakṣe ca prāyaścittaṃ prakīrtitam
कपड़े का धरम है, काले कपड़े पहनने से रुकना। धोए हुए कपड़े भी पहनने से बचना। सूअर जैसा मास खाना भी गलत है। इन सब चीज़ों के लिए प्रायश्चित बताया गया है।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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It exemplifies how Purāṇic compendia list specific transgressions (dietary and ritual) alongside prescribed expiations, mirroring broader dharma literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
The ethical principle is regulation of consumption and ritual comportment, with prāyaścitta presented as an institutional remedy for violations.
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