134 - Other offences during Worship

Varãha said:

1. He who neglects his duties by me, but goes about speaking of expiations,

2. Becomes a fool, O fair one, and becomes free from sin only by doing expiation himself.

  3. The expiation for him is sleeping in the open for fifteen days.

4. He who approaches me wearing blue cloth, becomes a worm for hundred years.

5. I shall tell you about the nature of atonement in this case.

6. He has to perform Chändräyana according to rules in order to get free from the sin.

7. He who touches me except in the prescribed manner becomes a fool.

  8. The sandal, garland, food and prostration offered by him; I shall never receive.

9. Hearing these words of lord Näräyana, Earth asked him again out of interest in righteousness.

Earth said:

10-11. O lord, now that you speak to me about lapses in conduct, please tell me about the way upasparshana (washing with water) is to be done.

12. I am very anxious to know this. Please enlighten me for the welfare of devotees.

Varäha said:

13. O goddess, listen to what I say in reply to what you ask. This is extremely secret.

14. Listen to the action of washing for the person who comes to me after giving up all actions in general.

15. Facing the east, the feet should be washed with water. Then three pods of mud should be applied.

16. Then the hands should be washed with seven pails of water and the feet with five pails each.

17. Then washing (all parts) with two parts should be done.

18. Afterwards water should be sipped three times and the face should be washed with the hands.

19. Then Pränäyäma should be performed according to prescription for the sake of release from samsära.

20. He who is desirous of moksha should then-touch the head, ear and nose thrice.

21. After touching in this manner, water should be thrown round thrice.

22. In this manner should upasparšhana be done and that will please me.

23. For one who does like this, no sin of offence remains.

24. Hearing these words of Lord Näräyana, Earth asked in sweet words what is good for all the Bhägavatas. 

Earth said:

25. Please tell me about the torments as well as the purification of those who perform the rites without upasparsana.

Varãha said:

26. O Earth, know in truth the secret about the way those   who are guilty in my worship go.

27. He who approaches me after committing adultery, remains a worm for ten thousand and ten hundred years.

28. I shall tell you about the atonement to be done by which he gets purified.

29-30. By performing thé Mahäsäntapana and Taptakrucchra ceremonies, the Brähmanas, and Vaišhyas get released from all their guilt and attain bliss.

31. I don't like the devotee who gets possessed of anger and is fickle in mind touching me.

32. I don't like the angry and possionate man. I like only those who are calm, good and pure.

33. With the senses completely under control, those who do not think of loss or gain, arc free from ego and are engaged in my worship.

34. O fair one, I shall tell you another thing. Listen.

35. Even a devotee who though pure and good, approaches me with an angry mind is born a cricket and remains like that for hundred years and an eagle for hundred years.

36. A frog for three hundred years, a demon for ten years and a eunuch for six years drinking semen.

37. He is then born as a blind man for seven years, a kite for thirtytwo years, a chakraväka bird for ten years.

38. Then a moss-eater and a bird in the sky. This happens even if the offender is a Brahmin whirling in the ocean of samsära.

Earth said:

39. O, what a rare thing have you told me! My mind is much perturbed, and I don't feel it steady.

40. I am very much afraid after hearing what you have said about what befalls the devotees (due to their lapses).

41. I am not commanding you, O lord of the worlds.

42. But I ask you for the welfare of the world, how the pure and wise devotees can be liberated.

43. Tell me the expiations for those of limited intellect and for those who are not free from desire and stupefaction.

44. (The lotus eyed Varäha then stood in front, and my devotee Sanatkumära said.) ¹

1. This is an unnecessary verse in view of the next one and is perhaps an interpolation.

45. Hearing the words of Earth, the great yogi Sanatkumära replied to her.

46. What you have asked is good and sound. The Lord in the form of the boar is the abode of all illusion.

47. O goddess, the person to whom you spoke is Lord Näräyana, the best among the knowers of yoga and dharma.

48. Hearing the words of Kumara, Earth said: “Tell me O great Brahmin, what I ask,

49. The actions, yoga and the matters relating to soul”.

50. The great Vshnu, the abode of all illusion, told me then as to how the angry Bhagavata can be purified.

51. Performing the vows, he shall eat the food collected by begging in the houses, at the sixth part of the day.

52. It should be collected only from the good Bhagavatas and from eight houses alone.

53. He who does like this gets purified of sins. So said Lord Janardana.

54. Even the highest Brahmin, if he desires the world of Vishnu shall soon resort to the worship of Vishnu.

55. Hearing the words of Earth, the son of Brahma told her who was keen on dharma.

56. O goddess, what you have said is of a secret nature. Please tell me the dharmas which he expounded.

Earth said:

57. Then that lotus-eyed Lord in the form of the boar holding the conch, disc and mace, spoke in words resembling thunder, for the sake of devotees.

58. By doing these actions and observing proper conduct, O goddess, one can attain my world.

59. My worship should not be done with an angry   mind or with greed or in haste, if salvation is the aim.

60. Those who worship me with full control of senses and without any trace of anger, become free from all offences and are never born again.

Varaha said:

61. O Earth, I shall tell you what happens to the man who offers forbidden flowers for me.

62. I don’t accept those flowers and I don’t like the persons who offer them to me.

63. Fools alone dare to offer me like this and they into the hell called Raurava.

64. And then, because of their ignorance, undergo a lot of suffering. They remain as monkeys for ten years, cats for thirteen years.

65. ‘Muka’¹ for five years, bulls for twelve years, goats for eight years, fowls for a month.

1. Perhaps the word is Mushaka meaning ‘mouse’.

66. And buffaloes for three years. There need be no doubt about this.

67. Thus have I told you about what befalls people who offer me forbidden flowers.

Earth said:

68. O Lord, if you are pleased, tell me how your devotees doing service to you are purified by their pure mind.

Varaha said:

69. O goddess, I shall tell you what you want to know namely expiation for attaining purification.

70. For one month he should take food only once a day. For fourteen days he should adopt Virasana posture.  For one month after that, he should take food cooked in milk mixed with ghee during the fourth part of the day.

71. He should take barley for three days and remain on air alone for another three days.

72. He who performs like tl1is gets freed from all sins and reaches my world.