Varaha Purana 136.48: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 48

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

आकाशशयनं कुर्यादेकवस्त्रः कुशासने ॥ प्रभाते पञ्चगव्यं च पातव्यं कर्मशोधनम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.48

Transliteration

ākāśaśayanaṁ kuryād ekavastraḥ kuśāsane || prabhāte pañcagavyaṁ ca pātavyaṁ karmaśodhanam ||

Translation

พึงนอนกลางแจ้งใต้ท้องฟ้า สวมเพียงผ้าผืนเดียว บนที่นั่งหญ้ากุศะ ครั้นรุ่งเช้า พึงดื่มปัญจคัวยะเพื่อชำระกิจกรรมพิธีกรรมให้บริสุทธิ์

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Word by Word

• ākāśa-śayanam: sleeping under the open sky

• kuryāt: should do

• eka-vastraḥ: wearing one garment

• kuśa-āsane: on a kuśa-grass seat

• prabhāte: at dawn/in the morning

• pañca-gavyam: pañcagavya (five products of the cow)

• pātavyam: to be drunk

• karma-śodhanam: purifier of action/rites

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ascetic Discipline
• Purāṇic Ritual Manuals

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standardized set of ascetic and purificatory practices (diet, sleeping arrangements, and ritual drink) that appear across Sanskrit ritual and penitential literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is given; the practices are portable and not tied to a named site in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical restoration is enacted through bodily discipline and prescribed purificatory routines aimed at re-aligning conduct with accepted norms.