Varaha Purana 39.30: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 30
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
ध्यात्वा अर्ध्यं दापयेत् तस्य करतोयेन मानवः । एवमुच्चारयेद् वाचं तस्मिन् काले महामुने ॥ ३९.३० ॥
dhyātvā ’rdhyaṃ dāpayet tasya karatoyena mānavaḥ | evamuccārayet vācaṃ tasmin kāle mahāmune || 39.30 ||
ധ്യാനിച്ച്, മനുഷ്യൻ കൈയിലെ ജലത്തോടെ അവനു അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിക്കണം; അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ മഹാമുനേ, ഇങ്ങനെ മന്ത്രവാക്യം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം।
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It preserves a concise procedural detail of arghya-related practice within Purāṇic instructional literature, reflecting how ritual gestures and spoken recitation were paired in textual transmission.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a ritual action and the timing of recitation.
The verse emphasizes mindful, intentional conduct—meditation followed by a respectful offering and disciplined speech—framing ritual action as a cultivated practice rather than a merely mechanical act.
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