Varaha Purana 41.4: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 4
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
ॐ वाराहायेति पादौ तु माधवायेति वै कटिम् । क्षेत्रज्ञायेति जठरं विश्वरूपेत्युरो हरेः ॥ ४१.४ ॥
oṁ vārāhāyeti pādau tu mādhavāyeti vai kaṭim | kṣetrajñāyeti jaṭharaṁ viśvarūpety uro hareḥ || 41.4 ||
กล่าวว่า ‘โอม วาราหายะ’ แล้วกำหนดที่พระบาท; ‘มาธวายะ’ ที่บั้นเอว; ‘กษेत्रชญายะ’ ที่ท้อง; และ ‘วิศวรูปะ’ ที่พระอุระของพระหริ
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"माधव/विश्वरूप/क्षेत्रज्ञ—कृष्ण-गीता-परम्परायाः (क्षेत्रज्ञ) दार्शनिक-संकेतः, किन्तु मथुरा-स्थलनिर्देशो न।"}
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Mantra","Vaishnavism","Body Symbolism"]
Primary Rasa: अद्भुत
Secondary Rasa: भक्ति
Type: ritual-space (न्यास-आसन)
Related Themes: 41.41.5 (अङ्गन्यास-विस्तारः)
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It preserves a Purāṇic witness to mantra-ritual technique (aṅga-nyāsa), where divine epithets are systematically associated with body parts—useful for tracing the diffusion of Vaiṣṇava ritual vocabulary and embodied recitation practices.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ritual-physiological (body-part assignment) rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, mindful practice—structuring recitation with bodily awareness—presented as a method of internalization rather than a prescriptive social ethic.
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