Varaha Purana 136.101: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 101
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
अन्नं भुक्त्वा बहुतरमजीर्णेन परिप्लुतः ॥ उद्गारेण समायुक्तः अस्नात उपसर्पति ॥
annaṃ bhuktvā bahutaram ajīrṇena pariplutaḥ || udgāreṇa samāyuktaḥ asnāta upasarpati ||
Tendo comido grande quantidade de alimento, oprimido pela indigestão, acompanhado de arrotos e sem se banhar, ele se aproxima (do rito/da assembleia).
Varāha (contextual default)
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It preserves a strand of premodern South Asian ritual hygiene norms, relevant to how texts mapped bodily states onto ritual eligibility.
No location is mentioned; the verse concerns bodily condition and approach to a ritual context.
Ritual participation is framed as requiring bodily preparedness and cleanliness, discouraging negligent or improper approach.
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