Varaha Purana 142.16: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 16
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
मनो बुद्धिश्च चित्तं च ते ह्यनीशाः शरीरणाम् ॥ एकचित्तं मनः कृत्वा ज्ञानेन पृथुलोचने ॥
mano buddhiś ca cittaṁ ca te hy anīśāḥ śarīriṇām | ekacittaṁ manaḥ kṛtvā jñānena pṛthulocane ||
دل، عقل اور چِتّ—یہ سب جسم دھاریوں کے لیے حقیقتاً خودمختار نہیں۔ اے وسیع چشم (پرتھوی)، گیان کے ذریعے من کو یکسو کر۔
Varāha
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It reflects a classical triad (manas–buddhi–citta) and emphasizes their instability in embodied life, aligning Purāṇic teaching with broader Indian philosophical psychology.
No geographic location is identified.
Stabilize mental life by making the mind single-pointed through knowledge, acknowledging the non-sovereignty of ordinary mental faculties.
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