Varaha Purana 123.28: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 28
The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites
द्वादशीं चापि देवेश प्रशंससि सदा मम ॥ इति पृष्टस्तदा देव्याः धरिण्या स तु माधवः
dvādaśīṃ cāpi deveśa praśaṃsasi sadā mama || iti pṛṣṭas tadā devyā dharaṇyā sa tu mādhavaḥ
देवी ने कहा, तुम तो हमेशा मुझे द्वादशी की तारीफ बताते हो। यह सुनकर माधव ने उनका जवाब दिया।
Pṛthivī / Dharaṇī (questioning Mādhava)
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It preserves a didactic Q&A format, a common Purāṇic technique for organizing ritual knowledge around calendrical observances.
No geographic location is identified; the verse is framed as a dialogue between Earth (Dharaṇī) and Mādhava.
Inquiry into disciplined observance (here, Dvādaśī) is treated as a legitimate path to understanding ritual-ethical practice.
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