Varaha Purana 24.32: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 32
The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance
एतत्सर्वं च पञ्चम्यां तेषां जातं महात्मनाम् । अतस्त्वियं तिथिर्धन्या सर्वपापहरा शुभा ॥ २४.३२ ॥
etatsarvaṃ ca pañcamyāṃ teṣāṃ jātaṃ mahātmanām | atastviyaṃ tithirdhanyā sarvapāpaharā śubhā || 24.32 ||
यह सब बात पंचमी को हुई थी उन बड़े लोगों के साथ। इसलिए यह दिन बहुत अच्छा माना जाता है। यह दिन सब पाप मिटा देता है और शुभ है।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic calendrical culture in which specific lunar dates (tithis) are assigned merit and ethical value, illustrating how timekeeping, ritual practice, and moral discourse were integrated in Sanskrit textual traditions.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (tithi) rather than sacred geography.
The verse frames the observance or remembrance of a particular auspicious tithi (pañcamī) as ethically purifying—presented as a cultural-philosophical claim that certain disciplined practices are associated with moral renewal.
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