Varaha Purana 39.45: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 45
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
चत्वारस्ते समुद्रास्तु कलशाः परिकीर्तिताः । तेषां मध्ये शुभं पीठं स्थापयेद्वस्त्रगर्भितम् ॥ ३९.४५ ॥
catvāras te samudrās tu kalaśāḥ parikīrtitāḥ | teṣāṃ madhye śubhaṃ pīṭhaṃ sthāpayet vastragarbhitam || 39.45 ||
その四つの壺は、四つの「海」と称される儀礼のカラシャ（kalaśa）である。その中央に、布を内に納めた吉祥なるピータ（pīṭha）—台座—を स्थापितすべきである。
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It reflects Purāṇic-era ritual material culture, where cosmic terms (e.g., 'oceans') can function as symbolic designations for ritual objects, indicating how cosmology and practice were linked in textual traditions.
No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; the term 'samudra' is used symbolically for a fourfold arrangement rather than as a literal geographic ocean.
The verse primarily conveys procedural discipline—careful, orderly placement of ritual objects—rather than an explicit moral rule; it emphasizes attentiveness to auspicious arrangement and material preparation.
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