Varaha Purana 212.13: Adhyaya 212, Shloka 13
An Awakening Description within the Allegory of the Wheel of Saṃsāra
तथोर्ध्वशायिकाश्चान्ये तथान्ये मृगचारिणः ॥ पञ्चाग्नयस्तथा केचित् केचित्पर्णफलाशिनः
tathorddhvaśāyikāścānye tathānye mṛgacāriṇaḥ || pañcāgnayastathā kecit kecitparṇaphalāśinaḥ
कुछ लोग सीधे खड़े रह के सोते थे। कुछ लोग हिरण की तरह जंगल में घूमते थे। कुछ लोग पाँच आगों के बीच में बैठते थे। कुछ लोग सिर्फ पत्ते और फल खाते थे।
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It catalogs recognized ascetic disciplines (tapas) known across classical Indian textual traditions, useful for comparing Purāṇic descriptions with Dharmaśāstra and Āśrama literature.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; the focus is on types of ascetic observance rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds disciplined self-restraint as a recognized mode of pursuing dharma and spiritual aims.
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