Varaha Purana 136.70: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 70
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
Uttara Bhāga · Prāyaścitta (Expiations) and Karmic Consequences
वर्षमेकं ततः शुध्येन्मत्कर्मणि रतः शुचिः ॥ मम लोकमवाप्नोति शुद्धो भूत्वा वसुन्धरे ॥
varṣam ekaṃ tataḥ śudhyen matkarmaṇi rataḥ śuciḥ | mama lokam avāpnoti śuddho bhūtvā vasundhare ||
varShamekaM tataH shudhyenmatkarmaNi rataH shuchiH || mama lokamavApnoti shuddho bhUtvA vasundhare
ఆపై ఒక సంవత్సరం శుచిగా ఉండి, నా కర్మాలలో నిమగ్నుడై నియమశీలుడై శుద్ధి పొందును; ఓ వసుంధరా, శుద్ధుడై నా లోకాన్ని పొందును.
Varāha
Attentive, receptive
Purity and disciplined God-oriented action (mat-karman) purify the agent and elevate destiny.
Undertake sustained śauca and niyama with devotion to Viṣṇu’s rites; treat practice as transformative over time, not instant.
Addresses Earth directly as “Vasundharā,” assuring the fruit of purity and devotion to his rites.
One who remains pure and devoted to the Lord’s prescribed rites for a year becomes cleansed and fit for higher attainment.
Purification removes karmic taint and yields attainment of the Lord’s world.
Śuddhi (purification) and attainment of “mama loka” (the Lord’s realm).
Varāha Purāṇa 136.82.0 (sinlessness and attainment of the Lord’s world after prescribed expiation)
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts connect ritual discipline (karma/vrata) with purification (śuddhi) and post-mortem aspiration, echoing broader Dharma-śāstra discourse.
No geographic location is indicated; the verse references a metaphysical destination (“mama loka”).
Purification is framed as achievable through sustained disciplined conduct and engagement in prescribed observances.
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