Varaha Purana 128.77: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 77
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
दर्पणं ते कथं देयं तन्ममाख्याहि माधव ॥ येन तुष्टो निजं रूपं पश्यसे चिन्तितः प्रभो
darpaṇaṃ te kathaṃ deyaṃ tan mamākhyāhi mādhava || yena tuṣṭo nijaṃ rūpaṃ paśyase cintitaḥ prabho
प्रभु, शीशा कैसे चढ़ाऊँ आपको? माधव, मुझे बताइए। जब आप खुश हो जाओ तो अपना रूप दिखाओ। मैं मन से आपको याद करती हूँ।
Dharaṇī / Pṛthivī
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It introduces a concrete ritual object (mirror) within a devotional-ritual framework, illustrating how material offerings are tied to contemplative aims in Purāṇic practice.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
It emphasizes inquiry grounded in reverence and the pursuit of correct procedure rather than improvisation.
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