Varaha Purana 123.12: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 12
The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Dvādaśī observance results)
एवं कर्माणि कुर्वन्ति द्वादश्यां वै यशस्विनि॥ मम भक्ताः व्रतं श्रेष्ठं ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्॥
evaṃ karmāṇi kurvanti dvādaśyāṃ vai yaśasvini || mama bhaktā vrataṃ śreṣṭhaṃ te yānti paramāṃ gatim ||
evaM karmANi kurvanti dvAdashyAM vai yashasvini|| mama bhaktA vrataM shreShThaM te yAnti paramAM gatim
इस तरह मेरे भक्त द्वादशी को यह सब काम करते हैं। यह व्रत बहुत बड़ा है, इससे वो बड़े स्थान पर पहुँचते हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- verse split across pādas
Varāha
Curious
Rightly performed vrata, grounded in devotion, becomes a direct means to the highest end.
Adopt Dvādaśī discipline consistently (acts described previously), treating it as a ‘श्रेष्ठ व्रत’ rather than optional piety.
Varāha speaks as the Lord granting fruit of Dvādaśī-vrata to his devotees; relational ‘protector/benefactor’ stance toward Bhū-devī’s addressed presence (yashasvinī).
‘Paramā gati’ can be read as sāyujya/sālokya etc. depending on sectarian lens; here framed as bhakti-vrata leading beyond saṃsāra.
Devotees should perform prescribed Dvādaśī acts as a ‘श्रेष्ठं व्रतम्’ (excellent vow).
Observance leads to ‘paramā gati’ (highest state); non-observance forfeits that ascent.
Paramā gati (highest spiritual destination/liberation or supreme abode).
General Vaiṣṇava vrata-fruit doctrine later prominent in Kṛṣṇa-bhakti traditions.
Varāha Purāṇa 123.12 (Dvādaśī prabodhana mantra and acts); Varāha Purāṇa 123.14 (saṃsāra-mokṣārtha framing)
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic pattern of pairing ritual prescriptions with stated outcomes, a common didactic strategy in medieval Sanskrit religious literature.
No location is named in this verse.
Consistency in disciplined observance (vrata) is presented as a pathway toward an elevated life-goal (paramā gati).
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