Varaha Purana 39.31: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 31
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
एकादश्यां निराहारः स्थित्वाहमपरेऽहनि । भोक्ष्यामि पुण्डरीकाक्ष शरणं मे भवाच्युत ॥ ३९.३१ ॥
ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ sthitvāham apare 'hani | bhokṣyāmi puṇḍarīkākṣa śaraṇaṃ me bhavācyuta || 39.31 ||
एकादशी को मैं बिना खाये रहूँगा, अगले दिन खाऊँगा। भगवान, तुम्हारे पास मैं शरणा आता हूँ। तुम मेरी रक्षा करो।
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic-era discipline of vrata practice—fasting on Ekādaśī and breaking the fast the next day—documenting how devotional observance is framed in concise vow-language and epithets for Viṣṇu.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on calendrical observance (Ekādaśī) and a devotional address to Viṣṇu.
The verse models self-restraint (fasting) coupled with a stated intention to follow a regulated practice (eating the next day), expressed alongside seeking refuge—an ethical pattern of discipline and reliance on a stabilizing ideal.
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