Varaha Purana 39.48: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 48
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
तत्रानेकविधैर्भक्षैः फलैः पुष्पैश्च शोभितम् । गन्धधूपैश्च वस्त्रैश्च अर्चयित्वा यथाविधि ॥ ३९.४८ ॥
tatrānekavidhair bhakṣaiḥ phalaiḥ puṣpaiś ca śobhitam | gandhadhūpaiś ca vastraiś ca arcayitvā yathāvidhi || 39.48 ||
तत्रानेकविधैर्भक्षैः फलैः पुष्पैश्च शोभयेत् । गन्धधूपैश्च वस्त्रैश्च यथाविध्यर्चयेत् ततः ॥
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It documents a standard Purāṇic pūjā-sequence—food offerings, flowers, fragrance/incense, and cloth—useful for tracing the material culture and ritual taxonomy embedded in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No specific toponym is stated in this verse; 'tatra' (“there”) is deictic and depends on the immediately preceding narrative context for location identification.
The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct—performing worship 'yathāvidhi' (according to prescribed procedure)—framing ritual action as orderly, regulated, and culturally maintained rather than arbitrary.
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