Varaha Purana 136.8: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 8
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
संसारशोधनं चैव यत्कृत्वा लभते शुभम् ॥ श्मशानं यो नरो गत्वा अस्नात्वैव तु मां स्पृशेत्
saṁsāra-śodhanaṁ caiva yat kṛtvā labhate śubham | śmaśānaṁ yo naro gatvā asnātvaiva tu māṁ spṛśet ||
இதுவும் சம்சார-சுத்திகரணம்; இதைச் செய்தால் நன்மை கிடைக்கும். யார் சுடுகாட்டிற்குச் சென்று குளிக்காமல் என்னைத் தொடுகிறாரோ…
Varāha (addressing Pṛthivī; “mām” contextually refers to Earth as the touched entity)
FAQs
It highlights cremation-grounds (śmaśāna) as ritually sensitive boundary spaces, preserving social-ritual norms around impurity, bathing, and contact—common concerns in Dharma and Purāṇic corpora.
The term ‘śmaśāna’ denotes a cremation-ground as a type of place rather than a named site; no specific toponym is provided.
That contact after visiting impurity-marked spaces should be preceded by cleansing (bathing), framing purity as a disciplined practice linked to well-being.
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