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A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
दिनानि सप्त तिष्ठेत सप्त वै पायसेन च ॥ तक्रेण सप्त दिवसान्सप्त पावकभोजनः
dināni sapta tiṣṭhet sapta vai pāyasena ca || takreṇa sapta divasān sapta pāvakabhojanaḥ
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Varāha
It demonstrates a multi-stage penitential program, showing how Purāṇic texts codify graded austerities using everyday foods with ritual framing.
None is named; the content is procedural.
Ethical repair is linked to disciplined, time-bound observances that cultivate restraint and ritual cleanliness.
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