Varaha Purana 135.46 — Adhyaya 135, Shloka 46

Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda

Devanagari script

क्षान्तं दान्तं तथा कृत्वा अहङ्कारविवर्जितः ॥ दिनान्येकोनपञ्चाशच्चरेत्कृतविनिश्चयः ॥

Transliteration

kṣāntaṃ dāntaṃ tathā kṛtvā ahaṅkāravivarjitaḥ || dināny ekonapañcāśac caret kṛtaviniścayaḥ

Translation

தன்னை பொறுமையுடனும் தமனத்துடனும் அமைத்து, அகங்காரம் இன்றி, உறுதியான தீர்மானத்துடன் நாற்பத்தொன்பது நாட்கள் இந்நியமத்தைப் பின்பற்ற வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• kṣāntam: patient / forbearing
• kṣāntam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣānta (क्षान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially/elliptically with kṛtvā: 'having become patient'

• dāntam: self-controlled
• dāntam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānta (दान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); with kṛtvā

• tathā: thus / likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• kṛtvā: having done / having made oneself
• kṛtvā: Purvakāla-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)

• ahaṅkāra-vivarjitaḥ: free from ego
• ahaṅkāra-vivarjitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार-प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (विवर्जित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'devoid of ego'

• dināni: days (for ... days)
• dināni: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/अवधि-द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (दिन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); duration-accusative

• ekona-pañcāśat: forty-nine
• ekona-pañcāśat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekona (एकोन-प्रातिपदिक) + pañcāśat (पञ्चाशत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral compound; used indeclinably here qualifying dināni; 'one less than fifty' (=49)

• caret: should practice / should perform (a regimen)
• caret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (चर्-धातु)
• Form: Present optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• kṛta-viniścayaḥ: one with firm resolve
• kṛta-viniścayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृत-प्रातिपदिक) + viniścaya (विनिश्चय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'one whose resolve is made'

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"serious; focused on inner transformation beyond diet","key_question":"What inner qualities must accompany the expiation, and for how long should the full discipline be maintained?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Along with the regimen, cultivate kṣānti (patience), dama (self-control), and egolessness; maintain the observance for 49 days with firm resolve.","karmic_consequence":"When inner restraint matches outer austerity, expiation becomes effective; without humility and control, tapas is impaired and fruit diminished."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"yoga/ethics","core_concept":"True prāyaścitta is psycho-ethical: ego (ahaṅkāra) is the root impurity; patience and self-control stabilize purification.","practical_application":"Pair any austerity with daily cultivation of humility, restraint of senses, and non-reactivity; keep a fixed vow-period (49 days)."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: vīra

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 135.52 (result of completion)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha instructs that patience, self-control, and ego-abandonment must accompany a 49-day observance; the practitioner sits in disciplined composure.","item_prompts":["count of 49 beads/knots","meditative seated practitioner","Varāha teaching gesture","discarded symbols of pride (mirror/crown)","austere hermitage backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: serene Varāha-guru; disciple in yogic posture; visual motif of 49-count mala; subdued, devotional atmosphere.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varāha with gold halo; devotee with mala; inscriptions of 'kṣānti, dama, ahaṅkāra-tyāga' as decorative band.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical calm; emphasis on facial serenity and controlled posture; minimal props highlighting inner virtues.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle landscape; devotee counting days on mala; Varāha as compassionate instructor in a small narrative scene."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere, resolute","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"grave, steady, encouraging"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Prāyaścitta
• Yoga and Self-Discipline

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It foregrounds inner virtues (kṣānti, dama) alongside external austerity, reflecting a mature ethical synthesis in Purāṇic didactic style.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Atonement is incomplete without humility, self-control, and sustained commitment.