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The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
सर्वव्यापिञ्जगद्योनॆ नमः सर्वमयाच्युत ॥ (पूजा) श्रवणद्वादशीयोगे पूजां गृहीष्व केशव
sarvavyāpiñ jagadyone namaḥ sarvamayācyuta || (pūjā) śravaṇadvādaśīyoge pūjāṃ gṛhṇīṣva keśava
भगवान, तुम पूरी दुनिया में हो, तुमसे ही सब पैदा हुआ। तुम सब कुछ हो। मैं तुम्हे नमस्ते करता हूँ। जब श्रवण और द्वादशी मिल के आते हैं, तब केशव, इस पूजा को अपना लो।
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It preserves a Purāṇic liturgical register linking worship to specific calendrical combinations (tithi–nakṣatra), reflecting how ritual time was systematized in medieval Sanskrit textual cultures.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time and a formula of address to Viṣṇu.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, timely observance—performing offerings with attentiveness to auspicious timing and respectful address.
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