Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
पुनस्तस्याग्रतः कुम्भान् चतुरः स्थापयेद् बुधः । जलपूर्णान् समाल्यांश्च सितचन्दनलेपितान् ॥ ३९.४३ ॥
punas tasyāgrataḥ kumbhān caturaḥ sthāpayet budhaḥ | jalapūrṇān samālyāṃś ca sita-candana-lepitān || 39.43 ||
পুনরায় তার সম্মুখে জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তি চারটি কুম্ভ স্থাপন করুক—জলপূর্ণ, সুসজ্জিত মালাযুক্ত, এবং শ্বেত চন্দনলেপিত।
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It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic-era ritual material culture, specifying standardized items (kumbha, water, garlands, sandalwood paste) used to structure a consecrated setting.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a general ritual instruction rather than a site-specific description.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, careful preparation—an ethic of attentive conduct (ācāra) in formal procedures, framed as the practice of a ‘wise person’ (budhaḥ).
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