Varaha Purana 120.21: Adhyaya 120, Shloka 21
Procedure for the Three Daily Twilight Mantra-Observance
ततः पश्चान्मुखो भूत्वा पुनर्गृह्य जलाञ्जलिम् ॥ द्वादशाक्षरमुच्चार्य इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥
tataḥ paścānmukho bhūtvā punar gṛhya jalāñjalim || dvādaśākṣaram uccārya imaṁ mantram udīrayet
फिर पश्चिम की तरफ मुँह करके पानी हाथ में लो। बारह अक्षर का मंत्र बोलना है, फिर यह मंत्र पढ़ो।
Varāha
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It preserves a procedural snapshot of ritual performance—directionality, water-offering, and mantra—useful for comparing Purāṇic ritual norms with Dharmaśāstra and later paddhati traditions.
No location is specified; the verse encodes ritual orientation (facing west) rather than a named place.
To follow a disciplined, stepwise ritual method, implying careful transmission and standardized practice.
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