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The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites
वर्षाणि द्वादशैवेह तेन पूजा कृता भवेत् ॥ शालपुष्पेण मिश्रेण कौमुद्यां गन्धकेन च
varṣāṇi dvādaśaiveha tena pūjā kṛtā bhavet || śālapuṣpeṇa miśreṇa kaumudyāṃ gandhakena ca
बारह साल तक यहाँ पूजा करनी चाहिए। कौमुदी में शाल के फूल मिला के करो, और गंधक भी उसे में डालो।
Varāha (default instructor framework)
It illustrates a common Purāṇic valuation technique: equating a discrete act with an extended duration of ritual efficacy.
No geographic location is identified; plant references (śāla) are botanical rather than locational here.
Regular, seasonally attentive offerings are framed as sustained worship.
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