Varaha Purana 48.24: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 24
The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla
एवमुक्त्वा नरस्तस्य इमामेवाब्रवीन् मुनिः । द्वादशीं कृतवान् सोऽपि चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह । तस्यैव नाम्ना बदरी विशालाख्या अभवन् मुने ॥ ४८.२४ ॥
evam uktvā naras tasya imām evābravīn muniḥ | dvādaśīṁ kṛtavān so 'pi cakravartī babhūva ha | tasyaiva nāmnā badarī viśālākhyā 'bhavan mune || 48.24 ||
Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, gab Nara ihm eben diese Aussage weiter; und auch er, nachdem er die Observanz der Dvādaśī eingesetzt hatte, wurde wahrlich ein Cakravartin (Weltenherrscher). Und nach seinem eigenen Namen, o Muni, wurde der Ort Badarī „Viśālā“ genannt.
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It preserves an etiological note linking political legitimacy (cakravartin status) and ritual observance (Dvādaśī) with the naming of a sacred locale, a common Purāṇic method of embedding cultural memory into geography.
Badarī is named; in later and wider Sanskrit tradition it is commonly associated with the Himalayan sacred region of Badarī/Badarīnātha (Badrinath area), though precise identification can vary by textual layer and regional transmission.
The verse foregrounds disciplined observance and self-regulation (here, the Dvādaśī practice) as supportive of social order and responsible rulership, presented in a culturally normative—rather than coercive—register.
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