Varaha Purana

त्रीणि वर्षाणि महिषो भवत्येव न संशयः

For three years, he certainly becomes a buffalo, without doubt.

अकर्मण्यं विशालाक्षि पुष्पं ये च ददन्ति वै भगवन्यदि तुष्टोऽसि विशुद्धेनान्तरान्मना

O wide-eyed one, those who offer flowers without proper action, if you are pleased, Lord, with a mind purified within—

येन शुध्यन्ति ते भक्तास्तव कर्मपरायणाः शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि

By which your devoted followers, intent on action, become purified—listen truly, O goddess, as you have asked me.

प्रायश्चित्तं महाभागे येन शुध्यन्ति मानवाः

O greatly fortunate one, I shall tell you the expiation by which humans become purified.

वीरासनविधींश्चैव कारयेत्सप्त सप्त च ।। 134.

One should perform the procedure of the hero’s posture seven times each.

यावकान्नं त्रीण्यहानि वायुभक्षो दिनत्रयम्

For three days, one should eat only barley food, or for three days subsist on air alone.

सवर्पापप्रमुक्तश्च मम लोकं स गच्छति

Freed from all major sins, he attains my world.

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे पूजादिसामयिकापराधप्रायश्चित्तं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the one hundred thirty-fourth chapter, named 'Expiation for Offenses in Worship and Related Duties,' in the glorious Varaha Purana.

अथ जालपादभक्षणापराधप्रायश्चित्तम् रक्तवस्त्रेण संयुक्तो यो हि मामुपसर्पति

Now, the expiation for the offense of eating with a net or feet: whoever approaches me wearing red garments—

रजस्वलासु नारीषु रजो यत्तत्प्रवर्त्तते

The flow that occurs in women during menstruation—

वर्षाणि दश पञ्चैव वसते तत्र निश्चयात्

He must certainly reside there for ten or five years.

प्रायश्चितं प्रवक्ष्यामि तस्य कायविशोधनम्

I shall declare the expiation for him, the purification of his body.

एकाहारं ततः कृत्वा दिनानि दश सप्त च

Then, having taken one meal a day, for ten or seven days—

एवं स मुच्यते भूमे मम विप्रियकारकः

In this way, he is released, O Earth, from what causes me displeasure.

एतत्ते कथितं भूमे रक्तवस्त्रविभूषिते

Thus this has been told to you, O Earth, adorned with red garments.

यस्तु मामन्धकारेषु विना दीपेन सुन्दरि

But whoever approaches me in darkness, without a lamp, O beautiful one—

पतनं तस्य वक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व त्वं वसुन्धरे

I shall declare his fall; listen, O Vasundhara.

अन्धो भूत्वा महाभागे एकं जन्म तमोमयः 135.

Becoming blind, O greatly fortunate one, he is born for one life enveloped in darkness.

अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा भूमे ह्येतत्प्रसाधयेत्

With a mind fixed on nothing else, O Earth, he should atone for this.

संस्पृशेत्सोऽपि धर्मात्मा येन लोकं मम व्रजेत्

Even if he touches, O righteous one, by whom one would reach my world,

एकाहारं ततः कृत्वा दिनविंशं समाहितः

Then, having taken food only once a day, for twenty days with concentrated mind,

एकाहारस्ततो भूत्वा निषीदेच्च जलाशनः

After that, being one who eats once a day, he should sit, subsisting on water.

प्रायश्चित्तेन चैतेन मुच्यते पातकात्ततः

By this expiation, he is freed from that sin.

देवि कर्माणि कुर्वीत तस्य वै पातनं शृणु

O goddess, one should perform acts for him; now hear of his fall.

पञ्च वर्षाणि नकुलो दश वर्षाणि कच्छपः

He becomes a mongoose for five years, a tortoise for ten years,

पारावतेषु जायेत नव वर्षाणि पञ्च च

He is born among pigeons for nine years and five more.

मम तिष्ठति पार्श्वेषु यत्रैवाहं प्रतिष्ठितः

He remains at my side, exactly where I am established.

येनासौ लभते सिद्धिं कृष्णवस्त्रापराधतः 135.

By which he attains perfection, due to the offense of wearing black garments.

त्रीणि पिण्डांस्त्रिरात्रं तु एवं मुच्येत किल्बिषात्

By offering three balls of food for three nights, thus one is freed from sin.