Varaha Purana 142.63: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 63
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
तत्र मन्त्रः – आदिर्भवान्गुप्तमनन्तमध्यो रजस्वला देव वयं नमामः ॥ उपोषितास्त्रीणि दिनानि चैवं मुक्तौ रतं वासुदेवं नमामः
tatra mantraḥ – ādirbhavān guptamanantamadhyo rajasvalā deva vayaṃ namāmaḥ || upoṣitāstrīṇi dināni caivaṃ muktau rataṃ vāsudevaṃ namāmaḥ
അവിടെ മന്ത്രം ഇങ്ങനെ—“നീ ആദിയും, നീ ഗുപ്തനും, നീ അനന്തനും, നീ മദ്ധ്യവും ആകുന്നു; ഹേ ദേവാ, രജസ്വലാവസ്ഥയിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ നിനക്കു നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ മൂന്നു ദിവസം ഉപവസിച്ച്, മോക്ഷത്തിൽ രതനായ വാസുദേവനെ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു.”
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