Varaha Purana 211.16: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 16
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
तावकं दधिमिश्रं तु पात्रे औदुम्बरे स्थितम् ॥ सोमाय पौर्णमास्यां हि दत्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥
tāvakaṁ dadhimiśraṁ tu pātre audumbare sthitam || somāya paurṇamāsyāṁ hi datvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
पौर्णमासी को दही मिला के एक बाउल में रख के सोम को चढ़ा दो। यह पापों से आज़ादी दिलाता है।
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It indicates continuity between Vedic lunar observances (Soma, full-moon rites) and later Purāṇic frameworks emphasizing dāna and expiation.
No explicit location is identified; the focus is calendrical (paurṇamāsī) and ritual-material (udumbara vessel).
Structured giving (dāna) performed at prescribed times is framed as an ethical practice with purificatory consequences.
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