Varaha Purana 37.9: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 9
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
देविकायास्तटे रम्ये सोऽवसद् ब्राह्मणः किल । कदाचिदभिषेकाय स जगाम महानदीम् ॥ ३७.९ ॥
devikāyās taṭe ramye so 'vasad brāhmaṇaḥ kila | kadācid abhiṣekāya sa jagāma mahānadīm || 37.9 ||
ณ ฝั่งอันรื่นรมย์ของแม่น้ำเทวิกา พราหมณ์ผู้นั้นเล่ากันว่าได้พำนักอยู่ ครั้งหนึ่งเพื่อการอภิเษกสรงน้ำ เขาจึงไปยังแม่น้ำใหญ่
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a typical Purāṇic narrative marker (kila) while situating the story within a named river landscape, reflecting how Purāṇas embed cultural memory and practice in geographically anchored settings.
Devikā is identified as a river name in the verse; precise modern identification is not determinable from this excerpt alone without additional chapter context or external geographic-historical correlation.
The verse foregrounds disciplined ritual conduct—approaching a river for purification/abhiṣeka—framed as a culturally valued practice connected to sacred landscapes rather than as a compulsory dogma.
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