Varaha Purana 63.4: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 4
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
प्रभाते विमलेऽष्टम्यामर्चयेत् प्रयतो हरिम् । प्राग्विधानॆन गोविन्दमर्चयित्वा विधानतः ॥ ६३.४ ॥
prabhāte vimale 'ṣṭamyām arcayet prayato harim | prāgvidhānena govindam arcayitvā vidhānataḥ || 63.4 ||
Im reinen Morgengrauen, am Aṣṭamī (achten Mondtag), soll man mit disziplinierter Gesinnung Hari verehren; und nachdem man Govinda nach dem zuvor vorgeschriebenen Verfahren verehrt hat, soll man gemäß den rechten Vorschriften fortfahren.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic codification of domestic/temple worship routines tied to the lunar calendar, illustrating how ritual time (tithi) and procedural continuity (“earlier procedure”) structure religious practice in the Sanskrit textual tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and procedural (dawn worship on Aṣṭamī).
The instruction emphasizes disciplined conduct (prayataḥ) and adherence to established procedure (vidhāna), presenting ritual action as grounded in self-restraint and textual/ritual norms.
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