Varaha Purana 39.52: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 52
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
ऋग्वेदः प्रीयतां पूर्वे सामवेदस्तु दक्षिणे । यजुर्वेदः पश्चिमतो अथर्वश्चोत्तरेण तु ॥ ३९.५२ ॥
Ṛgvedaḥ prīyatāṃ pūrve sāmavedas tu dakṣiṇe | yajurvedaḥ paścimato atharvaś cottareṇa tu || 39.52 ||
पूर्व दिशा में ऋग्वेद प्रसन्न हों; दक्षिण में सामवेद; पश्चिम में यजुर्वेद; और उत्तर में अथर्ववेद प्रसन्न हों।
Varāha
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It preserves a Purāṇic formulation of ritual cosmography: associating each Veda with a cardinal direction, reflecting how textual authority and ritual space were conceptually organized in premodern Sanskrit traditions.
No single terrestrial site is named; the verse identifies cardinal directions (east, south, west, north) as a schematic sacred geography used for ritual and conceptual orientation.
A philosophical instruction of ordered reverence: maintaining harmony through disciplined orientation and respectful acknowledgment of multiple Vedic traditions within a structured cosmic space.
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