Varaha Purana 99.37: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 37
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
जायते विष्णुसदृशः सद्यो राजाथवा भवेत् ॥ अथवा दिक्षु सर्वासु यथासंख्येन लोकपान् ॥ पूजयीता स्वशास्त्रोक्तविधानेन विधानवित् ॥
jāyate viṣṇusadṛśaḥ sadyo rājāthavā bhavet || athavā dikṣu sarvāsu yathāsaṃkhyena lokapān || pūjayītā svaśāstroktavidhānena vidhānavit ||
आदमी विष्णु जैसा बन जाता है या फिर राजा बन जाता है। चारों दिशा में लोकपालों की पूजा करनी चाहिए। अपने ग्रंथ में जो लिखा है वही विधान फॉलो करना है।
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It illustrates Purāṇic ritual’s linkage to socio-political ideals (kingship) and its reliance on śāstra-based procedural authority, relevant to the history of Sanskrit normative literature.
No specific location is named; ‘all directions’ functions as a ritual-cosmological mapping rather than a terrestrial geography marker.
The verse stresses adherence to an established method (vidhāna) and ordered worship, promoting procedural integrity and disciplined learning.
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