Varaha Purana 129.9: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 9
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
अमुना चैव धूपेन धूपितानि तवाऽनघ ॥ तवाङ्गानां सुगन्धेन सर्वं सौगन्धिकं कुरु ॥
amunā caiva dhūpena dhūpitāni tavā’nagha || tavāṅgānāṁ sugandhena sarvaṁ saugandhikaṁ kuru
इस धूप से तुम्हारे शरीर की महक और बढ़ गई। अब तुम्हारी महक से सब चीज़ महकने लगो।
Varāha
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The verse exemplifies Purāṇic liturgy where sensory elements (smell/fragrance) are sacralized and framed as reciprocal exchange between devotee and deity.
No location is specified; the imagery is universal and ritual-aesthetic.
It promotes careful, respectful offering and the aspiration that worship ‘fragrance’—a metaphor for auspiciousness—pervades one’s environment.
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