Varaha Purana 98.9: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 9
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
न लोहितं न मांसं तु न मज्जा तत्र दृश्यते ॥ अङ्गुली सन्धिता तेन पूर्ववच्छाभवत्कृते ॥
na lohitaṃ na māṃsaṃ tu na majjā tatra dṛśyate || aṅgulī sandhitā tena pūrvavac chābhavat kṛte ||
そこには血も肉も髄も見えなかった。彼がその指をつなぎ合わせると、事が成ったのち、以前のとおりになった。
Varāha
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Such descriptions reflect a narrative idiom where extraordinary bodily states function as evidence of tapas, and also as literary strategies to mark a site or person as exceptional.
The location remains the riverbank setting previously described; the verse itself is not toponymic.
The account reinforces the theme of self-discipline and control over bodily conditions, presented as the outcome of sustained ascetic practice.
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