Varaha Purana 128.16: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 16
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
लेपयेद्गोमयेनादौ पूर्वन्यायेन तत्र वै ॥ चर्मणापि तु छागस्य स्वगात्रं परिवेष्टयेत्
lepayet gomayenādau pūrva-nyāyena tatra vai || carmaṇāpi tu chāgasya sva-gātraṃ pariveṣṭayet
पहले गाय के गोबर से उस जगह को लीपो, जैसे पहले बताया था। और अपने शरीर को बकरे की खाल से लपेट लो।
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It records specific ritual materials (gomaya, chāga-carma) used for preparing sacred space and the practitioner, informing studies of premodern South Asian ritual technologies and hygiene concepts.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Procedural discipline and cleanliness/purification are emphasized through prescribed preparation of space and body.
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