Varaha Purana 136.79: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 79
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
अष्टभक्तं ततः कृत्वा मम भक्तिपरायणः ॥ माघस्यैव तु मासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशीम् ॥
aṣṭabhaktaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā mama bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || māghasyaiva tu māsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśīm ||
फिर आदमी आष्ट भक्त व्रत रखता है और मेरा भक्त बन जाता है। माघ महीने की शुक्ल पक्ष की द्वादशी को यह करना है।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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It reflects the Purāṇic integration of lunar calendrics (tithi-based timing) with devotional discipline, a common feature of medieval Hindu ritual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical (month and tithi).
To undertake a regulated observance with mental orientation toward devotion, timed according to the Māgha bright-fortnight Dvādaśī.
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