Varaha Purana 41.1: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 1
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
दुर्वासा उवाच । एवं माघे सिते पक्षे द्वादशीं धरणीभृतः । वराहस्य शृणुष्वाद्यां मुने परमधार्मिक ॥ ४१.१ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | evaṃ māghe site pakṣe dvādaśīṃ dharaṇībhṛtaḥ | varāhasya śṛṇuṣv ādyāṃ mune paramadhārmika || 41.1 ||
दुर्वासा ने कहा। माघ महीने में, जब शुक्ल पक्ष हो, तब वराह की द्वादशी का व्रत सुनना। यह धरम का बड़ा काम है, इसलिए ध्यान से सुन।
Durvāsā
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It functions as a formal narrative transition (uvāca-frame) introducing a calendrical observance tied to Māgha-śukla-dvādaśī, a common Purāṇic method for embedding ritual practice within a mythic-ethical discourse.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it identifies sacred time (Māgha, bright fortnight, Dvādaśī) rather than a pilgrimage location.
The verse foregrounds attentive transmission of dharma-oriented teaching (śṛṇuṣva) and frames the forthcoming material as a disciplined, ethically relevant observance associated with Varāha as ‘Earth-bearer’ (dharaṇībhṛt).
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