Varaha Purana 136.6: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 6
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
चतुर्थभक्तमाहारमाकाशशयने स्वपेत् ॥ दीपं दत्त्वापराधाद्वै तरन्ति मनुजा भुवि
caturtha-bhaktam āhāram ākāśa-śayane svapet | dīpaṁ dattvāparādhād vai taranti manujā bhuvi ||
चतुर्थभक्तमाहारं कृत्वा आकाशशयने स्वपेत्। दीपं दत्त्वा अपराधाद्वै मनुजा भुवि तरन्ति।
Varāha
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It documents a characteristic Purāṇic pairing of austerity (tapas-like restraint) with gifting (dāna), a common ethical technology for remediation.
No specific location is named; the practice is described as applicable ‘on earth’ (bhuvi).
That disciplined restraint and the donation of a lamp are presented as practical means for mitigating a defined ritual offence.
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