Varaha Purana 50.11: Adhyaya 50, Shloka 11
The Procedure for the Dharaṇī Vow
Kārtika Dvādaśī Observance
चत्वारः सागराश्चैव कल्पिता राजसत्तम । तन्मध्ये प्राग्विधानॆन सौवर्णं स्थापयेद्धरिम् । योगीश्वरं योगनिद्रां चरन्तं पीतवाससम् ॥ ५०.११ ॥
catvāraḥ sāgarāś caiva kalpitā rājasattama | tanmadhye prāgvidhānena sauvarṇaṃ sthāpayeddharim | yogīśvaraṃ yoganidrāṃ carantaṃ pītavāsasam || 50.11 ||
राजा, इस में चार समुंदर की बात है। बीच में सोने का हरि बना के रखना है। वो योगियों के स्वामी हैं, योग में सो रहे हैं, और पीला कपड़ा पहने हैं।
Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
FAQs
The verse reflects Purāṇic-era integration of cosmological geography (the schematic of oceans) with temple/ritual practice (pratiṣṭhā), illustrating how spatial models and material iconography were linked in South Asian textual traditions.
No single terrestrial site-name is specified here; the reference is to a cosmographic schema of “four oceans,” a conventional Purāṇic mapping element rather than a directly mappable modern location.
The passage primarily conveys a procedural-cultural instruction: to follow an established method (prāk-vidhāna) when instituting sacred representations, emphasizing continuity of practice and disciplined adherence to prescribed norms.
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