Varāha, the divine Boar, addressed Vasundharā, the Earth, with gentle wisdom. “Śyāmāka grain too, O Vasundharā, is fit for the sacred rite,” he said, “just as are the other offerings I have declared. I accept these, and whatever is dear to my devotee’s heart, for such offerings bring me delight when presented with devotion. In these rites performed for me, even the shares of animals and goats are included; yet, one should refrain from meat. The Vaiṣṇava, devoted to Viṣṇu, partakes according to the Yajus, the sacred texts. “Now, O Vasundharā, hear from me the birds that may be used in my rites: the lāvaka, the vārttika, and the much-praised kapiñjala. These are the birds suitable for sacrifice, as I have enumerated. Whoever follows my instructions in these matters does not transgress my word, dear one. Therefore, one who seeks the highest accomplishment should perform the sacrifice just as I have described. Those who perform the actions I have prescribed attain the supreme perfection.” Then Varāha continued, his voice filled with compassion, “Now, listen, O Earth, to the supreme secret of invocation at the three sacred junctions of the day, as you have asked. After bathing properly, those devoted to my rites—whoever among them recites my eternal form—should know: below, above, and across, I alone am established. In every way, my devotee should always worship me. “Moreover, I shall reveal another secret, renowned throughout the world. Having performed the highest act with proper understanding, one should utter ‘Om namo Nārāyaṇa’ and recite this mantra: ‘We worship Nārāyaṇa, the source of those devoted to righteousness, the chief of all worlds.’ Then, turning to the west, taking water in the hand, and reciting the twelve-syllable mantra, one should utter: ‘I praise the one thus established, the primeval, with endless forms, whose intentions never fail, the infinite.’ “At that same time, again taking water and uttering ‘Namo Nārāyaṇa,’ recite the prescribed mantra. Then, turning to the south, worship thus: ‘We worship the wondrous sacrifice, the true and the right, the primal form, the origin of time and others.’ Next, becoming intent on the ritual act and restraining the senses, recite: ‘We worship you, the drinker of Soma, whose eyes are the moon and the sun, whose eyes are like a hundred-petaled lotus.’ “At the three junctions of the day, this rite should be performed for me, following this very rule. This is the highest secret among all secrets, the greatest treasure among all yogas. It should not be revealed to the foolish, the slanderous, or the deceitful. Even at the time of death, this secret, spoken by Viṣṇu, must be kept hidden. Whoever recites this daily with firm resolve, for the duration of a kalpa, and performs the rites at the three junctions of the day according to this method, attains the highest good.” Thus, the one hundred and twentieth chapter of the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa, the divine scripture, is concluded—this chapter being the procedure for the threefold daily mantra worship. Varāha then spoke again to the Earth, “Now hear from me about the absence of birth—how one does not return to the womb. Even after performing great deeds, such a person does not praise himself. He performs my deeds with devotion, is capable, and full of compassion. He endures cold, heat, wind, rain, hunger, and thirst. He is always devoted to his own wife and avoids the wives of others. He shares with discernment and is always affectionate toward the brāhmaṇas.