Varaha Purana 167.5: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 5
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
सन्ध्ये द्वे शयने चैव नित्यं मूढः स तिष्ठति ॥ न स देवानुष्यान्श्च पितॄन् पूजयते सदा ॥
sandhye dve śayane caiva nityaṃ mūḍhaḥ sa tiṣṭhati || na sa devānuṣyāṃś ca pitṝn pūjayate sadā ||
“ในยามสนธยาทั้งสองและยามเข้านอน เขายังคงอยู่ในความหลงและความประมาทเป็นนิตย์ เขามิได้บูชาเทพทั้งหลาย มนุษย์ทั้งหลาย หรือบรรพชน (ปิตฤ) อย่างสม่ำเสมอ”
Varāha
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It documents a moral framework where daily temporal markers (sandhyā) structure household discipline and social obligations.
No location is specified in this verse.
Ethical life is portrayed as sustained practice: regular discipline and respect toward multiple constituencies (deities, people, ancestors).
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