Varaha Purana 185.7: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 7
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चतुरः कलशान् पूर्य स्नानार्थं मे समन्त्रकम् ॥ ततश्चास्तंगते सूर्ये शुद्धैर्भागवतैः सह ।
caturaḥ kalaśān pūrya snānārthaṃ me samantrakam || tataś cāstaṃgate sūrye śuddhair bhāgavataiḥ saha |
എന്റെ സ്നാനാർത്ഥം മന്ത്രസഹിതമായി നാല് കലശങ്ങൾ നിറച്ച്; തുടർന്ന് സൂര്യൻ അസ്തമിച്ച ശേഷം, ശുദ്ധരായ ഭാഗവത ഭക്തന്മാരോടൊപ്പം (കർമ്മം തുടരുക).
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FAQs
It links ritual timing (sunset) with communal participation, indicating coordinated temple liturgy rather than solitary performance.
No place is named; the verse provides a temporal marker (sunset) rather than a site.
Purity and collective responsibility: the rite is to be undertaken with 'purified' participants, emphasizing disciplined preparation.
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