Varaha Purana 43.3: Adhyaya 43, Shloka 3
The Caitra Dvādaśī Observance and the Ritual Procedure for Worship of Vāmana
कण्ठं विश्वकृते पूज्य शिरो वै व्योमरूपिणे । बाहू विश्वजिते पूज्य स्वनाम्ना शङ्खचक्रकौ ॥ ४३.३ ॥
kaṇṭhaṃ viśvakṛte pūjya śiro vai vyomarūpiṇe | bāhū viśvajite pūjya svanāmnā śaṅkhacakrakau || 43.3 ||
गला पूजा करो, विश्वकृत नाम से। सिर पूजा करो, व्योमरूपी नाम से। बाजू पूजा करो, विश्वजित नाम से। शंख और चक्र अपने नाम से पूजो।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic mode of theological iconography in which bodily features and emblems are correlated with named divine aspects, useful for reconstructing historical devotional and ritual vocabularies.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily iconographic and theological rather than topographical.
The verse frames a disciplined practice of reverent attention—assigning respectful recognition to specific forms/epithets and emblems—presented as a structured contemplative or ritual approach rather than a social-legal injunction.
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