Varaha Purana 129.5: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 5
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
एतेन मन्त्रेण चित्रकं मे दद्याल्ललाटे तिलकं धरित्री ॥ ततः सुमनसो गृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥
etena mantreṇa citrakaṃ me dadyāl lalāṭe tilakaṃ dharitrī || tataḥ sumanaso gṛhya imaṃ mantram udāharet ||
Tą mantrą, o Ziemi, należy nałożyć dla mnie ozdobny znak, tilaka, na czoło. Następnie, biorąc kwiaty, należy odmawiać tę mantrę.
Varāha (instructor; implied)
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It records a step-by-step liturgical order (tilaka followed by flowers), useful for reconstructing practical ritual sequences in Purāṇic contexts.
No geographic location is identified.
It encourages orderly, mindful progression through rites, indicating that actions are to be performed with accompanying speech-acts (mantras).
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