Varaha Purana 137.46: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 46
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
यथा वदसि सुश्रोणि तथैव मम रोचते ॥ दन्तकाष्ठं समादाय द्वादशाङ्गुलमायतम्
yathā vadasi suśroṇi tathaiva mama rocate || dantakāṣṭhaṁ samādāya dvādaśāṅgulam āyatam
यथा वदसि सुश्रोणि तथैव मम रोचते; दन्तकाष्ठं समादाय द्वादशाङ्गुलमायतम्।
Narrator (default: Varāha framework; direct speech embedded)
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It documents everyday ritual hygiene (dantakāṣṭha) embedded in narrative, offering evidence for customary purity practices referenced across Dharma and Purāṇa literature.
No specific location is named in this line; it is part of a broader kṣetra-related episode.
Disciplined preparation and adherence to prescribed observances are presented as integral to undertaking a vow or sacred act.
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