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Varaha Purana 129.39: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 39

Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel

वैशाखस्य तु मासस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशी ॥ मम तेजोमयं चक्रं त्वां वधिष्यत्यसंशयम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 129.39

vaiśākhasya tu māsasya śukla-pakṣe tu dvādaśī || mama tejo-mayaṃ cakraṃ tvāṃ vadhiṣyaty asaṃśayam ||

વૈશાખ માસના શુક્લપક્ષની દ્વાદશીએ મારું તેજોમય ચક્ર નિઃસંદેહ તારો વધ કરશે.

vaiśākhasyaof Vaiśākha
vaiśākhasya:
tuindeed
tu:
māsasyaof the month
māsasya:
śukla-pakṣein the bright fortnight
śukla-pakṣe:
tuindeed
tu:
dvādaśīthe twelfth day
dvādaśī:
mamamy
mama:
tejo-mayamconsisting of splendor/energy
tejo-mayam:
cakramdiscus
cakram:
tvāmyou
tvām:
vadhiṣyatiwill kill/strike down
vadhiṣyati:
asaṃśayamwithout doubt
asaṃśayam:

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C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇa Studies
V
Vaiṣṇavism
H
Hindu Calendrics

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It preserves a calendrical marker (Vaiśākha, śukla-dvādaśī) used in vrata traditions and demonstrates how Purāṇas encode ritual time.

No geographic location appears; the verse is structured around ritual time (lunar calendrics).

Ritual timekeeping and accountability are emphasized: actions and vows are portrayed as having definite consequences at appointed times.

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