Varaha Purana 68.16: Adhyaya 68, Shloka 16
Dharma Across the Four Yugas, the Disruption of Social Conduct, and Ritual Purification from Varṇa-Mixing Transgressions
वियोनिगमनायाशु ब्राह्मणाय भवत्यलम् । शेषस्य शुद्धिरेषैव प्राणायामशतं भवेत् ॥ ६८.१६ ॥
viyonigamanāyāśu brāhmaṇāya bhavaty alam | śeṣasya śuddhir eṣaiva prāṇāyāmaśataṃ bhavet || 68.16 ||
బ్రాహ్మణునికి వీర్యనిగమనదోషాన్ని త్వరగా తొలగించుటకు ఇది చాలును; మిగిలినవారికి ఇదే శుద్ధి—ప్రాణాయామం వందసార్లు చేయుట.
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of dharma-śāstra purity norms with yogic practice, presenting prāṇāyāma as a standardized purificatory measure within a broader ethical-ritual framework.
No geographic site is named in this verse; the content is prescriptive and concerns personal discipline and purification rather than sacred geography.
The verse prescribes a regulated method of purification—specifically, completing a set number of prāṇāyāma cycles—framing bodily discipline as a means to restore ritual/ethical cleanliness.
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