Varaha Purana 136.47: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 47

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन शुध्यति किल्बिषात् ॥ कृत्वा चतुर्थभक्षं तु दिनानि दश पञ्च च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 136.47

Transliteration

prāyaścittaṁ pravakṣyāmi yena śudhyati kilbiṣāt || kṛtvā caturthabhakṣaṁ tu dināni daśa pañca ca ||

Translation

میں وہ پرایَشچِت (کفّارہ) بیان کرتا ہوں جس سے خطا سے پاکیزگی حاصل ہوتی ہے۔ ‘چوتھے کھانے’ کے ضابطے کو اختیار کر کے دس اور پانچ دن، یعنی پندرہ دن، اسے بجا لائے۔

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Word by Word

• prāyaścittam: expiation/atonement

• pravakṣyāmi: I will declare

• yena: by which

• śudhyati: is purified

• kilbiṣāt: from fault/sin

• kṛtvā: having done/adopted

• caturtha-bhakṣam: eating on the fourth (time/day) / restricted-meal regimen

• dināni: days

• daśa: ten

• pañca: five

• ca: and

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma-śāstra Interface
• Atonement Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects codified penitential practice (prāyaścitta) that overlaps with Dharma-śāstra style prescriptions, illustrating how Purāṇas transmit ritual-ethical regimens.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is procedural rather than topographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Moral repair is framed as actionable discipline: a defined regimen intended to restore purity from wrongdoing or fault.