Varaha Purana 128.26: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 26
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
दण्डं च वैष्णवं दद्यात् नीलं वस्त्रं च तस्य वै ॥ एवं गृहीत्वा शूद्रोऽपि दीक्षायाः कारणं परम् ॥
daṇḍaṁ ca vaiṣṇavaṁ dadyān nīlaṁ vastraṁ ca tasya vai || evaṁ gṛhītvā śūdro ’pi dīkṣāyāḥ kāraṇaṁ param ||
उसको एक विष्णु का डंडा दो और काला कपड़ा भी। यह सब लेकर शूद्र भी दीक्षा के लायक हो जाता है।
Varāha
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It records specific insignia (staff, garment) used to mark initiation readiness, helping scholars compare Purāṇic prescriptions with later sectarian and monastic material practices.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Ritual readiness is linked to adopting prescribed markers and discipline, indicating that identity and conduct are shaped through formal initiation protocols.
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