Varaha Purana 128.23: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 23
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
शूद्रस्यापि प्रवक्ष्यामि मद्भक्तस्य वराङ्गने ॥ यस्तु दीक्षां समासाद्य मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ॥
śūdrasyāpi pravakṣyāmi mad-bhaktasya varāṅgane || yas tu dīkṣāṁ samāsādya mucyate sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ ||
अब मैं शूद्र भक्त की भी दीक्षा बताता हूँ। दीक्षा लेने से वो सारे पाप से छूट जाता है।
Varāha
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It is evidence for inclusive initiation discourse within a Purāṇic setting, presenting devotion (bhakti) as a key criterion and describing dīkṣā as morally purifying.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Devotion and disciplined initiation are framed as means to moral purification (release from kilbiṣa).
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