यत्करोत्येकरात्रेण वृषलीसेवनाद्द्विजः । तद्भैक्ष्यभुग्जपन्नित्यं त्रिभिर्वर्षैर्व्यपोहति
yatkarotyekarātreṇa vṛṣalīsevanāddvijaḥ | tadbhaikṣyabhugjapannityaṃ tribhirvarṣairvyapohati
Anumang kasalanang natamo ng isang dvija (dalawang-beses isinilang) sa loob ng isang gabi dahil sa pakikisama sa vṛṣalī, iyon ay kanyang mapapawi sa pamumuhay sa limos at sa araw-araw na japa sa loob ng tatlong taon.
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Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A twice-born ascetic-householder in transition: carrying a begging bowl, walking at dawn along a sacred shore/ghāṭa, softly chanting japa with mālā; three-year cycle suggested by changing seasons in a triptych-like composition.
Purāṇic dharma pairs transgression with a defined path of purification—discipline, humility (alms-living), and sustained mantra-practice.
The chapter belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, though the verse is primarily about prāyaścitta rather than a specific tīrtha act.
Atonement: live on alms (bhaikṣya) and perform daily japa for three years to remove the stated demerit.
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