Varaha Purana 128.73: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 73
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
नोच्छिष्टः संस्पृशेत् तां तु स्त्रीणां हस्ते न कारयेत् ॥ आकाशे स्थापनं कुर्यान्न च वामेन संस्पृशेत्
nocchiṣṭaḥ saṃspṛśet tāṃ tu strīṇāṃ haste na kārayet || ākāśe sthāpanaṃ kuryān na ca vāmena saṃspṛśet
खाना खाने के बाद बिना हाथ धोये इसको मत छूना। औरतों के हाथ में इसको मत देना। इसको ज़मीन से ऊपर रखना। बाएँ हाथ से इसको मत छूना।
Varāha
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It preserves a set of purity and handling norms that help scholars compare Purāṇic ritual practice with Dharmaśāstra and later manuals.
No geographic location is identified.
Maintain disciplined handling and cleanliness protocols around the ritual object, including restrictions on states of impurity and prescribed modes of contact.
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