Varaha Purana 187.27: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 27
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
एकचित्तं समाधाय तपश्चरति निश्चलः ॥ पञ्चाग्निर्वायुभक्षश्च एकपादोर्ध्वबाहुकः
ekacittaṁ samādhāya tapaś carati niścalaḥ || pañcāgnir vāyubhakṣaś ca ekapādordhvabāhukaḥ
वो अपना मन एक जगह फिक्स करके बैठा था, हिलता नहीं था। तपस्या कर रहा था - पाँच आग के बीच में, हवा पे ज़िंदा था, एक पाँव पे खड़ा था, हाथ ऊपर किए हुए।
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It records classical descriptions of extreme tapas practices (pañcāgni, ūrdhvabāhu, ekapāda), relevant to the history of asceticism and the rhetoric of spiritual power in Purāṇic literature.
No location is named; the verse describes a practice rather than a site.
It highlights self-discipline and mental steadiness (ekacitta, niścala) as central to ascetic practice, presenting restraint as a method of cultivating inner power.
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