Varaha Purana 136.40: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 40

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

तत्र वर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यान्येव दृढव्रतः ॥ ततो भक्षय मांसानि पापक्शयचिकीर्षुकः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.40

Transliteration

tatra varṣasahasrāṇi divyānyeva dṛḍhavrataḥ || tato bhakṣaya māṁsāni pāpakṣayacikīrṣukaḥ ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ตลอดพันปีอันเป็นทิพย์ทั้งหลาย จงมั่นคงในปณิธานอันแน่วแน่ แล้วภายหลังจงบริโภคเนื้อ ด้วยความปรารถนาจะให้บาปสิ้นไป

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Word by Word

• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: thousands of years

• divyāni: divine (celestial)

• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: firm in vow

• tataḥ: then

• bhakṣaya: eat/consume

• māṁsāni: flesh

• pāpa-kṣaya: destruction of sin

• cikīrṣukaḥ: wishing to do/intent on

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Atonement Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse uses the Purāṇic convention of “divine years” to express extended ascetic or penitential timeframes, a common narrative device for emphasizing the gravity of ritual consequence.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym appears here; the setting remains the previously referenced “there,” likely a cremation-ground context within the chapter.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It presents purification as a deliberate process involving time, vow-observance, and actions framed as expiatory (pāpakṣaya).