Varaha Purana 136.75: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 75
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
यः पारक्येण वस्त्रेण न धूतेन च माधवि ॥ प्रायश्चित्ती भवेनमूर्खो मम कर्मपरायणः ॥
yaḥ pārakyena vastreṇa na dhūtena ca mādhavi | prāyaścittī bhaven mūrkho mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ ||
ഹേ മാധവി, മറ്റൊരാളുടെ വസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ചും കഴുകാത്ത വസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ചും എന്റെ കർമ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ, എന്റെ കർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ പരായണനായിരുന്നാലും മൂഢനായി പ്രായശ്ചിത്തത്തിന് അർഹനാകുന്നു।
Varāha
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It records purity norms associated with ritual performance, reflecting broader South Asian material-culture ethics (cleanliness, ownership, suitability).
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
Proper means and cleanliness in ritual context are emphasized; devotion alone is not presented as sufficient without correct practice.
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