Varaha Purana 39.67: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 67
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि इह लोककृतान्यपि । अकामे कामतो वापि तानि नश्यन्ति तत्क्षणात् ॥ ३९.६७ ॥
brahmahatyādipāpāni iha lokakṛtāny api | akāme kāmato vāpi tāni naśyanti tatkṣaṇāt || 39.67 ||
Mesmo pecados como brahma-hatyā e outros semelhantes—ainda que cometidos neste mundo—quer sejam feitos sem desejo ou até deliberadamente, diz-se que perecem instantaneamente (nesse contexto).
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ethical discourse and prāyaścitta (purificatory) ideology, using the category of major transgressions (e.g., brahma-hatyā) to emphasize the claimed efficacy of a particular sacred context or practice described in the surrounding passage.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; any location would need to be inferred from adjacent verses in Adhyāya 39.
The verse distinguishes between unintentional (akāma) and intentional (kāmataḥ) wrongdoing while asserting that, within the text’s stated framework, even severe demerit can be neutralized immediately—highlighting a doctrine of moral purification tied to prescribed sacred means.
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