Varaha Purana 39.2: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 2
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
दुर्वासा उवाच । न द्वे त्रीणि शरीराणि वाच्यं तद्विपरीतकम् । विभोगायतनं चैव त्रिशरीराणि प्राणिनाम् ॥ ३९.२ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | na dve trīṇi śarīrāṇi vācyaṃ tadviparītakam | vibhogāyatanaṃ caiva triśarīrāṇi prāṇinām || 39.2 ||
दुर्वासा बोले—यह नहीं कहना चाहिए कि दो या तीन शरीर हैं; बल्कि इसका उलटा कहना चाहिए। प्राणियों के वास्तव में तीन शरीर होते हैं, जो कर्मफलों के भोग का आधार-स्थान हैं।
Durvāsā
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of philosophical anthropology, using concise doctrinal language (śarīra-traya) to explain how beings undergo experience and reap results, a theme shared across late classical Sanskrit traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is doctrinal rather than tied to sacred geography.
The verse frames embodied existence as an instrument for experiencing consequences, reinforcing a moral-philosophical principle of accountability (actions yield experienced results within embodied life).
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