Varaha Purana 174.78: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 78
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
विसर्जनम् एवं विद्वांस्तु द्वादश्यां यो नरः श्रद्धयान्वितः ॥ यत्र तत्र नभस्ये तु कृत्वा फलमवाप्नुयात् ॥
visarjanam evaṁ vidvāṁs tu dvādaśyāṁ yo naraḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ || yatra tatra nabhasye tu kṛtvā phalam avāpnuyāt ||
So erlangt der gelehrte Mensch, der am zwölften Mondtag mit Glauben den Ritus der Freigabe vollzieht—wo immer es sei, im Monat Nabhasya—dessen Frucht.
Varāha (default, instructional tone)
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It documents how Purāṇic texts encode calendrical observances (tithi and month) and associate them with merit, offering evidence for the ritualization of time in early medieval South Asia.
No fixed location is required; the phrase “yatra tatra” explicitly universalizes the observance beyond a single pilgrimage site.
Sincerity (śraddhā) and correct timing are emphasized as key ethical-ritual conditions for the efficacy of an act.
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