Varaha Purana 164.37: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 37
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
एकादश्यां तदा रात्रौ कृत्वा जागरणं शुभम् ॥ द्वादश्यामुषसि स्नात्वा पिण्डं निर्वाप्य शक्तितः ॥
ekādaśyāṃ tadā rātrau kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ śubham || dvādaśyām uṣasi snātvā piṇḍaṃ nirvāpya śaktitaḥ ||
एकादशी की रात को जागना है, यह शुभ काम है। फिर द्वादशी के दिन सुबह नहा के जितनी शक्ति हो उतना पिंड दान करना है।
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It preserves calendrical ritual sequencing (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī) and links pilgrimage with ancestral offerings, indicating integrated devotional and social-ritual life.
The broader Govardhana tīrtha-setting implied by the surrounding verses; the rite is situated within that pilgrimage landscape.
Perform observances with sincerity and proportionality—‘according to one’s capacity’—a moderation principle in ritual ethics.
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