Varaha Purana 75.81: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 81
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
उदयास्तमिते सन्ध्ये ये सेवन्ते द्विजोत्तमाः । तान् तुष्यन्ते द्विजाः सर्वानष्टावप्यचलोत्तमान् ॥ ७५.८१ ॥
udayāstamite sandhye ye sevante dvijottamāḥ | tān tuṣyante dvijāḥ sarvān aṣṭāv apy acalottamān || 75.81 ||
सुबह और शाम के वक़्त जो लोग पूजा करते हैं, वो सबसे बड़े पंडित माने जाते हैं। उनसे सब लोग खुश रहते हैं। पहाड़ भी उनसे प्रसन्न होते हैं।
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic dharma motif that emphasizes sandhyā observances at dawn and dusk as markers of disciplined social and ritual life, illustrating how Purāṇas transmit normative practices alongside cosmographic imagery.
No single site-name is specified here; the verse alludes broadly to “the eight foremost mountains,” a cosmographic trope rather than a uniquely identifiable modern location.
The verse promotes regular discipline at transitional times (dawn and dusk) through prescribed observance, presenting it as socially beneficial—bringing satisfaction to the community of the learned (dvija) and symbolically harmonizing the wider world.
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