Varaha Purana 39.29: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 29
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
प्रसन्नवदनं देवं सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम् । ध्यात्वा पुनर्जलं हस्ते गृहीत्वा भानुं जनार्दनम् ॥ ३९.२९ ॥
prasannavadanaṃ devaṃ sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitam | dhyātvā punar jalaṃ haste gṛhītvā bhānuṃ janārdanam || 39.29 ||
さらに、安らかな御顔で一切の吉祥相を具える神を観想し、次いで掌に水を取り、バーヌ（太陽）とジャナールダナ（ヴィシュヌ）を念じて招請する。
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It documents a standardized Purāṇic ritual sequence—meditation (dhyāna) followed by taking water in hand—reflecting the codification of devotional and offering practices in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific toponym appears in this verse; it fits within a broader tīrtha/ritual context (often associated with pilgrimage settings), but the location cannot be determined from this line alone.
The verse emphasizes disciplined attention and reverent intentionality: one should perform acts (such as holding water for an offering) only after composed contemplation of the deity and the invoked cosmic principle (the Sun).
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