Varaha Purana 130.2: Adhyaya 130, Shloka 2
Expiation and Dietary Discipline Concerning the Consumption of Royal Food
rājānna
धरण्युवाच ॥ अहो ते दीक्षामाहात्म्यं यस्य वै व्युष्टिरुत्तमा ॥ श्रुत्वाहं तु महाभाग जातास्मि विमला विभो ॥
dharaṇyuvāca || aho te dīkṣāmāhātmyaṃ yasya vai vyuṣṭiruttamā || śrutvāhaṃ tu mahābhāga jātāsmi vimalā vibho ||
Dharaṇī sprach: „O, die Größe deiner dīkṣā, der heiligen Einweihung, durch die das Aufdämmern des Heils höchsten Rang hat! Als ich davon hörte, o Begnadeter, bin ich rein geworden, o Mächtiger.“
Dharaṇī / Pṛthivī (explicit)
FAQs
It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts legitimize ritual systems by portraying their transformative effect (purification) through authoritative dialogue.
No geographic site is identified; Dharaṇī is the personified Earth speaking.
Listening to and internalizing disciplined instruction is presented as a means to moral-ritual purification.
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