Varaha Purana 123.40: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 40
The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites
यस्त्वथैतेन मन्त्रेण शिशिरे कर्म कारयेत् ॥ स गच्छेत्परमां सिद्धिं मम भक्त्या व्यवस्थितः ॥
yastvathaitena mantreṇa śiśire karma kārayet || sa gacchetparamāṃ siddhiṃ mama bhaktyā vyavasthitaḥ ||
जो इंसान सर्दियों में इस मंत्र से पूजा करवाता है, वो मेरे भक्त बन कर सबसे बड़ी सिद्धि पा लेता है। उसका मन मेरे भक्ति में पक्का रहता है।
Varāha (instructor; implied)
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of linking seasonal observances (ṛtu-based ritual timing) with a stated result (phalaśruti), a common didactic device in medieval Sanskrit ritual literature.
No specific location is named in this verse; the focus is temporal (the winter season) rather than geographic.
Steadfastness in disciplined practice and devotion (bhakti) is presented as the key disposition supporting ritual performance.
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