Varaha Purana 39.76: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 76
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
Pūrva Bhāga · Dvādaśī-vrata / Kalpa-vidhi (Vow-observance and ritual procedure)
य इमं श्रावयेद् भक्त्या द्वादशीकल्पमुत्तमम् । श्रृणोति वा स पापैस्तु सर्वैरेव प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३९.७६ ॥
ya imaṁ śrāvayed bhaktyā dvādaśī-kalpam uttamam | śṛṇoti vā sa pāpais tu sarvair eva pramucyate || 39.76 ||
ya imaM shrAvayed bhaktyA dvAdashIkalpamuttamam | shrRRiNoti vA sa pApaistu sarvaireva pramuchyate || 39.76 ||
जो कोई भी इस द्वादशी के व्रत की पूरा विधि भाव के साथ पढ़वा दे, या बस सुन भी ले, वो सब पाप से आज़ाद हो जाता है। यह बात पक्की है।
Sandhi Notes
- yaḥ + imam (visarga sandhi)
- śrāvayet (śrāvayet + t → śrāvayed in pada)
- dvādaśī-kalpam (samāsa)
- pāpaiḥ tu (no sandhi)
- sarvaiḥ eva (often written sarvair eva by sandhi: aiḥ + e → air e)
Varāha
Reassured; receptive to hearing as a means of purification
Is mere recitation or listening to the Dvādaśī procedure itself sufficient to remove sins?
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) and śrāvaṇa (causing recitation) of sacred procedure carries purificatory power; sound/text becomes a vehicle of grace.
Regularly listen to or recite the Dvādaśī-kalpa with bhakti; support public/household recitations as a purificatory practice.
Devotionally recite, sponsor recitation of, or listen to the Dvādaśī-kalpa to obtain purification.
One is freed from all sins (sarva-pāpa-pramocana) through bhakti-yukta śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa.
Liberation from all sins even by hearing/causing recitation, when done with devotion.
Varāha Purāṇa 39.39.74 (eligibility/adhikāra for receiving the vidhi)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic emphasis on oral-aural transmission: the act of reciting a prescribed observance and the act of hearing it are both presented as culturally significant practices tied to ethical purification.
No specific geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on the Dvādaśī observance and the efficacy of recitation/hearing.
The verse promotes devotional attentiveness and participatory learning—supporting recitation or listening to the prescribed practice—as a means of moral purification.
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