Varaha Purana 177.42: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 42
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
व्यक्ताङ्गावयवः साक्षाद्द्वितीयोऽभूद्रविर्यथा ॥ मध्याह्ने याज्ञवल्क्यस्य यज्ञं माध्यन्दिनीयकम् ॥
vyaktāṅgāvayavaḥ sākṣād dvitīyo'bhūd ravir yathā || madhyāhne yājñavalkyasya yajñaṁ mādhyandinīyakam ||
उसके शरीर के सब हिस्से साफ दिखने लगे। वो दूसरा रवि बन गया जैसे सूरज सामने हो। दोपहर के वक्त याज्ञवल्क्य की यज्ञ की बात आती है। इसको माध्यन्दिनीयक कहते हैं।
Varāha
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By invoking Yājñavalkya and a named midday rite, the text connects Purāṇic narrative to broader Brahmanical ritual memory and calendrical practice.
No explicit place-name appears here; the verse is primarily temporal/ritual (midday) and intertextual (Yājñavalkya).
It suggests ordered practice aligned with time (madhyāhna), emphasizing regularity and structure in ritual life.
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