Varaha Purana 129.12: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 12
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
मन्त्रः— नमो भगवते तेजते विष्णो सर्वे देवास्त्वग्निसंस्थाः प्रतिष्ठा ॥ एवं चाग्निस्तव तेजसा प्रतिष्ठितो तेजश्चात्मा स्वयमेव ॥
mantraḥ— namo bhagavate tejate viṣṇo sarve devās tv agnisaṁsthāḥ pratiṣṭhā || evaṁ cāgnis tava tejasā pratiṣṭhito tejaś cātmā svayam eva
यह मंत्र है। विष्णु को नमस्कार है, वो चमक के रूप में हैं। सारे देवता अग्नि में बसे हैं। अग्नि तुम्हारी चमक से स्थिर है। और वो चमक खुद आत्मा है।
Varāha
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It shows how Purāṇic ritual integrates older Vedic fire symbolism (Agni) with Vaiṣṇava framing, preserving a layered history of religious language.
No geographic location is mentioned; the verse is cosmological and ritual-theological.
To treat the lamp/fire offering as more than a material act—linking it to a disciplined contemplation of ‘tejas’ (radiant principle) and order (pratiṣṭhā).
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