Varaha Purana 62.4: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 4
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
षष्ठ्यां चैव कृताहारः सप्तम्यां भानुमर्चयेत् । अष्टम्यां चैव भुञ्जीत एष एव विधिक्रमः ॥ ६२.४ ॥
ṣaṣṭhyāṃ caiva kṛtāhāraḥ saptamyāṃ bhānum arcayet | aṣṭamyāṃ caiva bhuñjīta eṣa eva vidhikramaḥ || 62.4 ||
Am sechsten Mondtag soll man maßvoll Nahrung zu sich nehmen; am siebten Bhānu (die Sonne) verehren; und am achten wieder essen. Dies ist allein die vorgeschriebene Reihenfolge des Ritus.
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It preserves a concise procedural outline (vidhi-krama) typical of Purāṇic vrata literature, reflecting how ritual calendars and fasting disciplines were transmitted in Sanskrit narrative compendia.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the content is calendrical and procedural rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct through an ordered practice: regulated diet, focused veneration, and appropriate timing—presented as a structured guideline rather than a polemical command.
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