Varaha Purana 143.52: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 52
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
दक्षिणे संस्थितं चक्रं वामे स्थाने च वै गदा ॥ य एतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं गुह्यं मन्दारसंस्थितम्
dakṣiṇe saṃsthitaṃ cakraṃ vāme sthāne ca vai gadā || ya etac chṛṇuyān nityaṃ guhyaṃ mandāra-saṃsthitam
भगवान के दाएँ साइड पे चक्र है और बाएँ साइड पे गदा। जो कोई यह बात रोज सुनता है, वो मंदर पर बात हुई गुप्त चीज समझ जाता है।
Varāha
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It documents standard Vaiṣṇava emblem-pairing (cakra-gadā) and the Purāṇic emphasis on śravaṇa (listening) as a mode of textual transmission.
Mandāra is explicitly referenced as the locus of the ‘secret’ narrative.
Sustained attentive listening to instructive narratives is framed as a disciplined practice supporting moral-spiritual orientation.
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