Varaha Purana 128.32: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 32
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
दीक्षा एषा च शूद्राणामुपचारश्च ईदृशः ॥ चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां दुःखसंसारमोक्षणम्
dīkṣā eṣā ca śūdrāṇām upacāraś ca īdṛśaḥ || caturṇām api varṇānāṃ duḥkhasaṃsāramokṣaṇam
ఇది శూద్రులకు కూడా దీక్షే, మరియు ఉపచారం కూడా ఇలాంటిదే; నాలుగు వర్ణాలకూ దుఃఖమయ సంసారచక్రం నుండి విముక్తికి ఉపాయం।
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It is a notable witness to Purāṇic negotiation of ritual eligibility and liberation discourse, explicitly referencing Śūdras and extending the stated soteriological aim to all four varṇas.
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The passage emphasizes accessibility of a prescribed observance and frames its purpose as alleviating suffering through liberation-oriented practice.
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