Varaha Purana 37.39: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 39
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
इदानीं वरमेकं त्वं गृहीाण मम सन्निधौ । तपः कुरुष्व साधो त्वं चिरकालं यदीच्छसि ॥ ३७.३९ ॥
idānīṁ varam ekaṁ tvaṁ gṛhāṇa mama sannidhau | tapaḥ kuruṣva sādho tvaṁ cirakālaṁ yadīcchasi || 37.39 ||
Nun, in meiner Gegenwart, nimm eine einzige Gabe an. O Würdiger, übe Tapas (Askese) lange Zeit, wenn du es wünschst.
Varāha (default instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: an authoritative speaker offers a boon while simultaneously directing the listener toward disciplined practice (tapas), illustrating how ethical self-cultivation is framed within dialogue-based instruction.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed as a direct instruction given 'in my presence' (mama sannidhau) rather than tied to a pilgrimage or landscape reference.
The verse emphasizes disciplined self-effort (tapas) guided by intentional choice—undertake long-term austerity only if one genuinely wishes—presenting ascetic practice as a voluntary, sustained ethical discipline.
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