Varaha Purana 124.1: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 1
Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons
Seasonal Devotional Procedure
अथ ऋतूपस्करम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ फाल्गुनस्य तु मासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशीम् ॥ गृहीत्वा वासन्तिकान् पुष्पान् सुगन्धा ये क्रमागताः ॥
atha ṛtūpaskaram || śrīvarāha uvāca || phālgunasya tu māsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśīm || gṛhītvā vāsantikān puṣpān sugandhā ye kramāgatāḥ ||
Nun die Erfordernisse der Jahreszeiten. Śrī Varāha sprach: Am zwölften Mondtag (Dvādaśī) der hellen Monatshälfte im Monat Phālguna, nachdem man Frühlingsblumen gesammelt hat—duftend und der rechten Ordnung gemäß erlangt—(soll man mit dem Ritus fortfahren).
Varāha (explicit)
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It documents a ritual calendar marker (Phālguna, bright fortnight, dvādaśī) and the use of botanical materials, valuable for reconstructing seasonal observance patterns in Purāṇic practice.
No specific place is named; the verse is oriented to seasonal timing and ritual materials rather than a pilgrimage site.
Ritual practice is tied to seasonal cycles and careful selection of natural offerings, implicitly encouraging attentiveness to ecological rhythms.
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