Varaha Purana 136.41: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 41
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
हतानां चैव मांसानि ये च भोज्यास्तव प्रियाः ॥ एवं सर्वैर्गणैः सार्द्धं वस तत्र सुनिश्चितः ॥
hatānāṁ caiva māṁsāni ye ca bhojyās tava priyāḥ || evaṁ sarvair gaṇaiḥ sārddhaṁ vasa tatra suniścitaḥ ||
Dan daging daripada yang terbunuh—yang boleh dimakan dan yang engkau kasihi—demikianlah, bersama semua gaṇa, tinggallah di sana dengan azam yang teguh.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
FAQs
It preserves a mythic register where Śiva’s gaṇas and cremation-ground practices are narrative markers, useful for comparative study across Purāṇic and Śaiva textual traditions.
No named place is given; “there” continues the chapter’s cremation-ground setting without further geographic specification.
The emphasis is on determination (suniścita) and adherence to a prescribed course within an expiatory framework.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.