Varaha Purana 136.35: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 35

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

विष्णो तत्त्वेन मे ब्रूहि शोधनं पापनाशनम् ॥ येन वै कृतमात्रेण शुद्धो मुच्येत किल्बिषात्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.35

Transliteration

viṣṇo tattvena me brūhi śodhanaṃ pāpanāśanam || yena vai kṛtamātreṇa śuddho mucyeta kilbiṣāt

Translation

హే విష్ణూ, నాకి తత్త్వముగా పాపనాశకమైన శోధనను చెప్పుము—దానిని ఒక్కసారి చేసిన మాత్రముననే మనిషి శుద్ధుడై కిల్బిషమునుండి విముక్తుడగును.

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Word by Word

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu

• tattvena: in truth/truly

• me: to me

• brūhi: tell

• śodhanam: purification

• pāpa-nāśanam: sin-destroying

• yena: by which

• vai: indeed

• kṛta-mātreṇa: by the mere performance

• śuddhaḥ: purified

• mucyeta: would be released

• kilbiṣāt: from sin/offense

Speaker

Śiva (Rudra/Hara) (requesting instruction)

Tags

• Dharma Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual Discourse
• Sanskrit Religious Vocabulary
• Textual Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates the Purāṇic genre’s practical orientation: doctrinal statements are followed by requests for concrete remedial procedures framed as universally efficacious.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Accountability is paired with repair: the verse foregrounds purification as a response to acknowledged harm.