Varaha Purana 136.35: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 35
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
विष्णो तत्त्वेन मे ब्रूहि शोधनं पापनाशनम् ॥ येन वै कृतमात्रेण शुद्धो मुच्येत किल्बिषात्
viṣṇo tattvena me brūhi śodhanaṃ pāpanāśanam || yena vai kṛtamātreṇa śuddho mucyeta kilbiṣāt
ഹേ വിഷ്ണുവേ, സത്യതത്ത്വത്തോടെ പാപനാശകമായ ശോധനം എനിക്കു പറയുക—അത് ഒരിക്കൽ മാത്രം ചെയ്താലും മനുഷ്യൻ ശുദ്ധനായി കിൽബിഷത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകും.
Śiva (Rudra/Hara) (requesting instruction)
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It illustrates the Purāṇic genre’s practical orientation: doctrinal statements are followed by requests for concrete remedial procedures framed as universally efficacious.
None is named in this verse.
Accountability is paired with repair: the verse foregrounds purification as a response to acknowledged harm.
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