Varaha Purana 39.7: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 7
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
यदाष्टकं संपरिवर्तते पुमां- स्तदा त्र्यवस्थः परिकीर्त्यते तु वै । गताष्टवर्गस्त्रिगतः सदा शुभः स्थिरो भवेदात्मनि निश्चयात्मवान् ॥ ३९.७ ॥
yadāṣṭakaṃ saṃparivartate pumāṃs- tadā tryavasthaḥ parikīrtyate tu vai | gatāṣṭavargas trigataḥ sadā śubhaḥ sthiro bhaved ātmani niścayātmavān || 39.7 ||
Wenn sich die „Oktade“ im Menschen vollständig wandelt, dann heißt es wahrlich, dass ein dreifacher Zustand sich etabliert. Hat man die Gruppe der Acht überschritten und die Triade erlangt, bleibt man stets glückverheißend; mit fester Entschlossenheit wird man im Selbst (Ātman) standhaft.
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It reflects a Purāṇic tendency to integrate soteriological and yogic vocabulary (states, transformation, steadiness in the Self) into narrative scripture, illustrating the cross-pollination between Purāṇas and philosophical traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily philosophical and concerned with inner states rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined transformation and firm resolve (niścaya) leading to steadiness in the Self, presenting self-mastery as a beneficial and stabilizing principle.
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