Varaha Purana 175.8: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 8
The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter
तत्र स्थितो द्वादशाब्दव्रती सङ्गविवर्जितः॥ पक्षाहारी च फलभुग्दर्शे वै पौर्णमासिके॥
tatra sthito dvādaśābdavratī saṅgavivarjitaḥ || pakṣāhārī ca phalabhug darśe vai paurṇamāsike
তাত অৱস্থিত হৈ তেওঁ বাৰ বছৰীয়া ব্ৰত গ্ৰহণ কৰিলে, সংসাৰিক সঙ্গ ত্যাগ কৰি। তেওঁ পখৱাৰত মাত্ৰ এবাৰ আহাৰ গ্ৰহণ কৰিছিল, ফলাহাৰেই জীৱন নিৰ্বাহ কৰি, আৰু অমাৱস্যা- পূৰ্ণিমাৰ বিধি-অনুষ্ঠান পালন কৰিছিল।
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It reflects a Purāṇic ideal of long-term vrata practice, presenting disciplined fasting and calendrical rites (new- and full-moon observances) as markers of ascetic credibility within narrative literature.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it situates the subject 'there' (tatra), with the broader passage later indicating Himalayan/Badarī contexts.
The verse foregrounds restraint and non-attachment (saṅgavivarjitaḥ) alongside regulated consumption and ritual regularity as a model of self-governance.
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