Varaha Purana 39.12 — Adhyaya 39, Shloka 12
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
एतान् धर्मानवस्थाय ब्रह्मणोपास्तिं रोचते । तस्य मुक्तिर्भवेन्नूनं वेदवादरतस्य च ॥ ३९.१२ ॥
etān dharmān avasthāya brahmaṇopāstiṃ rocate | tasya muktir bhaven nūnaṃ vedavādaratasya ca || 39.12 ||
当人安住于这些法行之中时，对梵（Brahman）的奉爱与观修便成为可悦之事；对于笃信吠陀教言者，解脱确实会生起。
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Related Themes: Varaha Purana 39.39.13-16 (ब्रह्म-स्वरूप/नारायण-परत्व/यज्ञ-दानेन प्राप्ति)
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FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which ethical discipline (dharma) is presented as a prerequisite for contemplative orientation toward Brahman and the attainment of liberation, aligning Purāṇic instruction with Vedic and Vedānta-inflected soteriology.
No geographic location is explicitly mentioned in this verse; the focus is ethical and philosophical rather than topographical.
To become firmly established in prescribed dharmic disciplines; such steadiness is presented as enabling contemplative devotion to Brahman and leading toward liberation.
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