Varaha Purana 24.29: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 29
The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance
मन्त्रौषधैर्गारुडमण्डलैश्च बद्धैर्दृष्टैर्मानवा ये चरन्ति । तेषां भीतैर्वर्त्तितव्यं न चान्यच्छ्चिन्त्यं कार्यं चान्यथा वो विनाशः ॥ २४.२९ ॥
mantrauṣadhair gāruḍamaṇḍalaiś ca baddhair dṛṣṭair mānavā ye caranti | teṣāṁ bhītair varttitavyaṁ na cānyac chintyaṁ kāryaṁ cānyathā vo vināśaḥ || 24.29 ||
कुछ लोग मंत्र और दवाइयों से बचते हैं, गरुड़ के चिन्ह से भी। ऐसे लोगों से डर के साथ रहना। कुछ और सोचना या करना नहीं है, नहीं तो तुम्हारा बुरा होगा।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic stratum where ritual protection (mantra), practical therapeutics (auṣadha), and diagrammatic safeguards (maṇḍala) are integrated as a coherent safety protocol, illustrating the transmission of applied ritual-technical knowledge alongside ethical cautions.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general instruction applicable to human conduct under protective measures.
The verse emphasizes disciplined caution and adherence to prescribed safeguards; it warns that abandoning the established protective procedure leads to harm (vināśa).
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