Varaha Purana 136.53: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 53
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
यावकेन दिनैकं तु गोमूत्रेण च कारयेत् ॥ रात्रौ वीरासनं कुर्यादाकाशशयने वसेत्
yāvakena dinaikaṃ tu gomūtreṇa ca kārayet || rātrau vīrāsanaṃ kuryād ākāśaśayane vaset
यावकेन दिनैकं तु गोमूत्रेण च कारयेत्। रात्रौ वीरासनं कुर्यादाकाशशयने वसेत्॥
Varāha
FAQs
It documents a stylized expiatory regimen typical of Dharma and Purāṇic literature, useful for reconstructing premodern ritual-ethical practices.
No location is specified; the practice is described as a portable observance.
Self-discipline through restricted diet and austere conduct is presented as a method of moral purification.
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