Varaha Purana 123.41: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 41
The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites
प्रभो द्वादश मासाश्च षष्ट्युत्तरशतत्रयम् ॥ तत्र द्वावेव किं मह्यं भगवन् किं प्रशंससि ॥
prabho dvādaśa māsāśca ṣaṣṭyuttaraśatatrayam || tatra dvāveva kiṃ mahyaṃ bhagavan kiṃ praśaṃsasi ||
प्रभु, साल में बारह महीने होते हैं और तीन सौ साठ दिन होते हैं। इनमें से कौन से दो दिन मेरे लिए बेस्ट हैं? भगवान, आप कौन से दिन बता रहे हो?
Pṛthivī (inquirer; implied)
FAQs
The verse preserves a schematic calendrical model (12 months, 360 days), widely attested in Sanskrit cosmological and ritual traditions, used here to frame a question about ritually significant times.
No geographic site is named; the verse concerns temporal taxonomy (months/days) in a ritual framework.
The ethical posture is inquiry and discernment—seeking guidance on which practices and times are most beneficial rather than acting indiscriminately.
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