अन्नं भुक्त्वा बहुतरमजीर्णेन परिप्लुतः
Having eaten much food, overwhelmed by indigestion,
एकजन्मनि श्वा चैव वानरश्चैव जायते
In one birth, he becomes both a dog and a monkey.
एकजन्म भवेदन्धो मूषको जायते पुनः
In one birth, he becomes blind; in the next, he is born as a mouse.
शुद्धो भागवतः श्रेष्ठस्त्वपराधविवर्ज्जित
He is pure, a foremost devotee of the Lord, and free from transgressions.
किल्बिषाद्येन मुच्येत मम भक्तिपरायणः
By which a person devoted to my worship is freed from sin and other faults.
पायसेन दिनत्रय्यां त्रिदिनं सक्तुना तथा
For three days, with milk, and for three days likewise with flour cakes.
उत्थायापररात्रे तु कृत्वा वै दन्तधावनम्
Rising at the end of night, and having brushed the teeth,
य एतेन विधानेन प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत्
Whoever performs atonement in this manner,
आख्यानानां महाख्यानं तपसां च परं तपः 136.
This is the greatest of stories, the highest of austerities.
एष धर्मश्च कीर्त्तिश्च आचाराणां महौजसाम्
This is the dharma and fame of those of great conduct.
य एतत्पठते नित्यं कल्यमुत्थाय मानवः
Whoever recites this daily, rising at an auspicious time,
आरोग्याणां महारोग्यं मङ्गलानां तु मङ्गलम्
It is the greatest health among all health, the most auspicious among all auspicious things.
यस्तु भागवतो नित्यं पठते च दृढव्रतः
But he who is a steadfast devotee and recites it daily,
एष जप्यः प्रमाणं च सन्ध्योपासनमेव च
This is to be recited, it is authority, and it is indeed the worship at twilight.
न पठेन्मूर्खमध्ये तु कुशिष्याणां तथैव च
It should not be recited among fools or among bad students.
एतत्ते कथितो देवि आचारस्य विनिश्चयः
Thus, O Devi, the determination of proper conduct has been told to you.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे भगवच्छास्त्रे प्रायश्चित्तकर्मसूत्रं नाम षट्त्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred thirty-sixth chapter, named 'The Sutra on Atonement Rites,' in the divine scripture of the Varaha Purana.
अथ गृध्रजम्बुकाख्यानम् । तत्रादित्यवरप्रदानम् श्रुत्वा तु विपुलं ह्येतदपराधविशोधनम्
Now, the story of the vulture and the jackal. There, the bestowal of the Aditya vow—having heard this great means of purifying offenses—
अहो कर्म महाश्रेष्ठं भगवंस्तव भाषितम्
Oh, what a most excellent act, O Lord, you have spoken of.
श्रुतं ह्येव महाबाहो सर्वधर्मार्थ साधकम्
Indeed, O mighty-armed one, I have heard this, which accomplishes the purpose of all dharma.
किमुच्यते व्रतं चैव शुभं कुब्जाम्रकं महत्
What is the auspicious vow called Kubjāmraka, and how is it observed?
श्रीवराह उवाच मम क्षेत्रं परं चैव शुद्धं भागवतप्रियम्
Śrī Varāha said: That is indeed my supreme field, pure and dear to the devotees of Bhagavān.
परं कोकामुखं स्थानं तथा कुब्जा म्रकं परम्
The supreme place is Kokāmukha, and likewise, Kubjāmraka is most excellent.
यत्र संस्था च मे देवि ह्युद्धृतासि रसातलात्
O goddess, it is there that you were established by me, having been lifted from the netherworld.
धरोवाच किं वा पुण्यं भवेत्तत्र स्नातस्य पिबतस्तथा
Earth said: What merit arises there for one who bathes and drinks likewise?
श्रीवराह उवाच यां गतिं ते प्रपद्यन्ते नराः सौकरवे मृताः।।१३७.
Śrī Varāha said: The destination attained by those who die at Saukara—listen.
यत्र स्नातस्य यत्पुण्यं गतस्य च मृतस्य च
The merit obtained by one who bathes there, or who departs or dies there—
शृणु पुण्यं महाभागे मम क्षेत्रेषु सुन्दरि
Hear, O beautiful and fortunate one, the merit in my sacred fields.
दश पूर्वापराश्चापि अपरे सप्त पंच च
Ten ancestors before and after, and also seven others and five—
गमनादेव सुश्रोणि मुखस्य मम दर्शनात्
By merely going there, O lovely-hipped one, or by seeing my face—