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The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
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तेन तस्य प्रभावेण मम कर्मपरायणः॥ भक्तौ व्यवस्थितश्चापि सर्वशास्त्राणि पृच्छति॥
tena tasya prabhāveṇa mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || bhaktau vyavasthitaś cāpi sarvaśāstrāṇi pṛcchati
उसके अच्छे कामों की वजह से वो मेरा भक्त बन जाता है। फिर वो सब शास्त्र पढ़ता है और समझता है कि क्या सही है।
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
It indicates a Purāṇic valuation of learned inquiry, showing how devotion and śāstric study are presented as compatible cultural ideals.
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It promotes disciplined practice, devotion, and intellectual inquiry as mutually reinforcing virtues.
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