Varaha Purana 139.48: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 48
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
सत्येन तपते सूर्यः सोमः सत्येन राज्यते ॥ षष्ठ्यष्टमीममावास्यामुभे पक्षे चतुर्दशी ॥
satyena tapate sūryaḥ somaḥ satyena rājyate || ṣaṣṭhy-aṣṭamīm-amāvāsyām ubhe pakṣe caturdaśī ||
सच बात पे सूरज तपता है और चाँद चमकता है। सच ही इनकी ताकत है। महीने में कुछ दिन खास होते हैं, छठा, आठवाँ, अमावस्या, और चौदहवीं। दोनों पक्ष में यह दिन होते हैं।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra motif: satya (truthfulness) is presented as a cosmic stabilizer, linking moral conduct with the perceived order of celestial cycles.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily ethical-cosmological and calendrical.
Truthfulness is portrayed as foundational—supporting both personal vows and the larger cosmic order.
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