Varaha Purana 137.57: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 57
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
न तत्र एष विद्येत यश्चरेद्व्रतमीदृशम् ॥ बार्हस्पत्येषु धर्मेषु याम्येषु च न विद्यते
na tatra eṣa vidyeta yaś cared vratam īdṛśam || bārhaspatyeṣu dharmeṣu yāmyeṣu ca na vidyate
ऐसा कोई नहीं मिलता जो ऐसा व्रत रखे। यह बृहस्पति के धरम में नहीं है, ना ही यम के धरम में।
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)
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It signals intertextual awareness: Purāṇic authors position a vow as exceptional even relative to authoritative dharma traditions associated with Bṛhaspati and Yama, aiding research on textual competition and authority-building.
No geographic location is specified; the verse compares normative corpora rather than places.
It frames the described observance as rare and highly valued, encouraging commitment to a distinctive disciplinary practice.
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