Varaha Purana 136.44: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 44
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
सततं पापसम्पन्नं कपालं शिरसि स्थितम् ॥ ऋषिः पातयितुं शक्तस्त्वत्प्रसादान्न सशङ्क्यः ॥
satataṁ pāpasampannaṁ kapālaṁ śirasi sthitam || ṛṣiḥ pātayituṁ śaktas tvatprasādān na saśaṅkyaḥ ||
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The “kapāla on the head” motif is a recognizable narrative sign of burden and expiation, enabling comparative study with related Purāṇic and epic accounts.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the symbolic burden and the agency of a sage.
The verse conveys that entrenched fault (kilbiṣa/pāpa) can be removed through proper guidance and sanctioned means within a ritual-ethical framework.
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