Varaha Purana 120.4: Adhyaya 120, Shloka 4
Procedure for the Three Daily Twilight Mantra-Observance
अधश्चोर्ध्वं च तिर्यक् च अहमेव व्यवस्थितः ॥ दिशां च विदिशां चैव उपर्युपरि भामिनि
adhaś cordhvaṃ ca tiryak ca aham eva vyavasthitaḥ || diśāṃ ca vidiśāṃ caiva uparyupari bhāmini
नीचे, ऊपर, चाहे जिधर देखो, मैं ही हूँ। हर दिशा में, हर तरफ, मैं बसा हूँ। वही वही, बार बार, मैं मौजूद हूँ।
Varāha
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It uses a standard Indic cosmographic vocabulary (directions and intermediate directions) to articulate omnipresence, showing how spatial models were integrated into devotional instruction.
No single place is named; the verse employs universal spatial categories (directions) rather than a specific sacred site.
By portraying reality as pervaded in all directions, it supports an ethic of attentiveness and accountability in all places and contexts.
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