Varaha Purana 135.7: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 7

Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितं भूमे रक्तवस्त्रविभूषिते ॥ प्रायश्चित्तं महाभागे सर्वसंसारमोक्षणम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 135.7

Transliteration

etat te kathitaṃ bhūme raktavastravibhūṣite || prāyaścittaṃ mahābhāge sarvasaṃsāramokṣaṇam ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭൂമീ, ചുവന്ന വസ്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതയായവളേ, ഈ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞു; ഹേ മഹാഭാഗേ, ഇത് സമസ്ത സംസാരബന്ധനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം നൽകുന്നതാണ്.

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Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (this; here object-like)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (dative: to you)

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावे (has been told)

• भूमे: O Earth
• भूमे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन

• रक्तवस्त्रविभूषिते: adorned with red garments
• रक्तवस्त्रविभूषिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन; भूमे इति विशेषण (O (Earth) adorned with red garments)

• प्रायश्चित्तम्: expiation
• प्रायश्चित्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (this expiation)

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन

• सर्वसंसारमोक्षणम्: liberation from all worldly transmigration
• सर्वसंसारमोक्षणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रायश्चित्तम् इति विशेषणार्थकं (that which is release from all transmigration)

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Direct address to Bhūdevī (‘red-garmented’) as the honored listener; Varāha elevates prāyaścitta from mere repair to a liberation-oriented means."}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"honored and relieved; receptive to the promise of release","key_question":"How can expiation function not only as purification but as a means toward freedom from saṃsāra?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"The taught prāyaścitta is praised as capable of releasing one from worldly bondage when properly undertaken.","karmic_consequence":"Undertaken with right intent and completion, it removes binding impurities and supports liberation; ignored, one remains entangled in recurring fault and saṃsāric obstruction."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology","core_concept":"Ritual-moral purification, when aligned with devotion and right knowledge, can become a stepping-stone toward mokṣa (release from saṃsāra).","practical_application":"Perform expiation not mechanically but with inner reform—truthfulness, restraint, and renewed devotion—so that purification matures into liberation-oriented living."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Liberation Discourse"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 135.4–135.6 (definition, regimen, reconciliation)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha concludes a teaching with a liberative benediction; Bhūdevī appears in red garments, dignified and radiant, receiving the ‘samsāra-mokṣa’ teaching.","item_prompts":["Bhūdevī in red attire","Varāha in teaching posture","radiant aura suggesting ‘mokṣa’","manuscript/scroll indicating ‘told to you’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bhūdevī in deep red with ornate borders, Varāha calm and luminous, decorative halo patterns suggesting liberation, manuscript motif.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf radiance around Varāha and Bhūdevī, rich red sari, embossed aureole symbolizing mokṣa, minimal but opulent setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: elegant courtly finish, Bhūdevī’s red garment finely patterned, Varāha’s gesture of completion, soft glow effects.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: serene concluding dialogue, Bhūdevī in red against pale landscape, subtle light around figures indicating release."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and serene","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Sarang","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"gentle, concluding, elevated"}

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Prāyaścitta
• Soteriology (textual)
• Dialogue Form

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how expiation is rhetorically elevated in Purāṇic literature, linking corrective rites to broader liberation language.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named; the verse addresses ‘Bhūmi’ (Earth) as interlocutor.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage emphasizes that structured remediation is presented as a pathway to moral and existential release.