Varaha Purana 163.24: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 24
The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image
मनसा निर्मिता तेन वाराही प्रतिमा शुभा ॥ कपिलो ध्यायते नित्यं अर्चति स्म दिने दिने ॥
manasā nirmitā tena vārāhī pratimā śubhā || kapilo dhyāyate nityaṃ arcati sma dine dine ||
उसने अपने मन में वाराही की एक अच्छी मूर्ति बना ली थी। कपिल रोज इसकी ध्यान करता है और दिन भर पूजा करता है।
Varāha (default narrative framework; explicit speaker not marked in fragment)
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It documents a Purāṇic model of devotional practice combining internal visualization (manasā-nirmāṇa) with regular worship, reflecting evolving ritual and iconographic culture in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on ritual action and mental construction of an image.
The verse emphasizes disciplined continuity in practice—regular meditation and worship—as a philosophical instruction in steadiness and intentionality.
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