Varaha Purana 136.38: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 38
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तत्पापशोधनार्थाय मया वाक्यं प्रभाषितम् ॥ श्मशानं समलं रुद्र पूतिको व्रणगन्धिकः
tatpāpaśodhanārthāya mayā vākyaṃ prabhāṣitam || śmaśānaṃ samalaṃ rudra pūtiko vraṇagandhikaḥ
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Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor) (inferred); direct instruction to Śiva
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It evidences the ritual and symbolic importance of liminal spaces (cremation-grounds) in Purāṇic culture, where impurity is not merely avoided but can be instrumental in narratives of purification.
The verse identifies a type of place—śmaśāna (cremation-ground)—rather than a specific named locality.
Purification is framed as facing the consequences of harm through prescribed, often uncomfortable disciplines, rather than seeking moral evasion.
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