O Earth, listen with reverence as the divine narrative unfolds. Those whose minds are clouded by delusion, O lowest among men, inevitably encounter suffering. But, setting aside knowledge and yoga, one should worship me with unwavering, single-pointed devotion. The person whose mind is always fixed upon me, who worships me with steadfast resolve, gains my favor. Know, O Earth, that I once created all this for the sake of living beings. If one wishes to please me, let him do so with a focused mind. Such devotion liberates not only the devotee but also his ancestors—ten generations before and ten after. Therefore, abandoning desire and delusion, one should approach a wife for the sake of the ancestors. He must not touch a third woman, and certainly never a fourth. Afterwards, he should cleanse himself by bathing in water and donning clean garments. The ancestors, without doubt, partake of the semen during this act. He who acts thus on the third or fourth day is considered a base man. At the proper time, enjoyment with all women is permitted solely for the purpose of progeny. Yet, the low man who refrains out of anger or delusion does not advance. Hear now, O Earth, another teaching. By their actions, those devoted to me attain my abode. Knowledge, yoga, and Sāṃkhya all depend upon the mind; without its reliance, they cannot exist. He who, becoming a devotee, acts at the proper time—when the fourth day arrives, O Earth—should then cleanse the impurities of the head by bathing. Afterwards, making the intellect and mind tranquil, he must recite the mantra: "O goddess, origin, hidden, endless, middle, menstruating, O divine one, we bow to you." With this mantra, O Earth, menstruating women are purified. Thus, O goddess, neither woman nor man is defiled. Every day, O auspicious one, all should follow my mind. Then, through restraint of the senses and becoming of one mind, O Earth, those who always act thus—women, men, and the neuter—remain pure. Yet even today, men immersed in worldly existence do not know me. Thousands of mothers and fathers, hundreds of sons and wives—such is the world, veiled by ignorance and overpowered by delusion. The mother goes one way, the father another; all beings are born in their own places, arising from their respective actions. And, indeed, these relationships last only for a brief time—a month or a year. O Earth, for those who understand all this—the entire discipline of renunciation—whoever rises early and listens to this daily, O human, receives the supreme and great secret that has been revealed. Thus concludes the one hundred forty-second chapter in the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa, the divine scripture, entitled "The Greatness of Secret Rites." Now, O beautiful one, listen attentively as I describe once more the glory of Mandāra. On the southern bank of the Jāhnavī, nestled on the slope of the Vindhya, there was Rāma by name, radiant in the Tretā Yuga. Having heard the teachings from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa, O Earth, Rāma, desirous of righteousness, acted accordingly.