Varaha Purana 39.28: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 28
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
स्पृष्ट्वा द्वाराणि सर्वाणि चिरं ध्यात्वा जनार्दनम् । शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिं किरीटिं पीतवाससम् ॥ ३९.२८ ॥
spṛṣṭvā dvārāṇi sarvāṇi ciraṃ dhyātvā janārdanam | śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ kirīṭiṃ pītavāsasam || 39.28 ||
Habiendo tocado todos los umbrales, y habiendo meditado largamente en Janārdana—con la caracola, el disco y la maza en sus manos, coronado y vestido con ropajes amarillos.
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It documents a standardized devotional-ritual sequence (touching thresholds/doors followed by dhyāna) and preserves early medieval Vaiṣṇava iconographic conventions—conch, discus, and mace—used for identifying Viṣṇu/Janārdana in textual and visual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a ritual action and a visualized form of Janārdana rather than a place-description.
The verse foregrounds disciplined attentiveness: careful bodily conduct (ritual touching of thresholds) paired with sustained contemplation, presenting self-regulation and focused awareness as the guiding philosophical instruction.
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