Varaha Purana 5.18: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 18
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
वसत्यविरतं प्रातःस्नायी त्रिषवणे रतः । नाम्ना संयमनः पूर्वमेकस्मिन् दिवसे नदीम् । धर्मारण्ये गतः स्नातुं धन्यां भागीरथीं शुभाम् ॥ ५.१८ ॥
vasaty-avirataṃ prātaḥ-snāyī triṣavaṇe rataḥ | nāmnā saṃyamanaḥ pūrvam ekasmin divase nadīm | dharmāraṇye gataḥ snātuṃ dhanyāṃ bhāgīrathīṃ śubhām || 5.18 ||
Einst lebte ein Mann namens Saṃyamana, unablässig in der Übung, der am frühen Morgen badete und den drei täglichen Riten ergeben war. An einem bestimmten Tag ging er nach Dharma-araṇya, um im glückverheißenden und gesegneten Fluss Bhāgīrathī zu baden.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not present in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative setting that links disciplined daily observance (triṣavaṇa, dawn-bathing) with pilgrimage geography, illustrating how tīrtha traditions were framed through exemplary individuals and named sacred landscapes.
Bhāgīrathī is a classical name for the Gaṅgā (Ganges). “Dharma-araṇya” is presented as a sacred forest locale associated with the river; its precise modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires corroboration with other textual and inscriptional sources.
The verse foregrounds disciplined routine and restraint—regular bathing and observance at the three daily ritual times—as a model of ethical self-regulation (saṃyama) expressed through orderly conduct and respectful engagement with culturally significant natural sites (the river and forest).
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