Varaha Purana 43.1: Adhyaya 43, Shloka 1
The Caitra Dvādaśī Observance and the Ritual Procedure for Worship of Vāmana
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Observances) / Vaiṣṇava Dharma (Ritual Ethics)
दुर्वासा उवाच । एवमेव मुने मासि चैत्रे संकल्प्य द्वादशीम् । उपोष्याराधयेत् पश्चात् देवदेवं जनार्दनम् ॥ ४३.१ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | evameva mune māsi caitre saṅkalpya dvādaśīm | upoṣyārādhayet paścāt devadevaṁ janārdanam || 43.1 ||
durvAsA uvAcha | evameva mune mAsi chaitre saMkalpya dvAdashIm | upoShyArAdhayet pashchAt devadevaM janArdanam || 43.1 ||
दुर्वासा ने कहा, मुनि, ऐसा करो। चैत्र महीने में द्वादशी का व्रत रखना। उस दिन उपवास करो। फिर जनार्दन भगवान की पूजा करना।
Sandhi Notes
- upoṣyārādhayet = upoṣya + ārādhayet (a + ā → ā)
Durvāsā
Self-restraint (upavāsa) coupled with directed worship channels desire into devotion and purifies intention.
Mark Caitra Dvādaśī, take a clear saṅkalpa, observe a disciplined fast suited to capacity, and complete it with focused Janārdana-pūjā.
In Caitra month, one should undertake the Dvādaśī saṅkalpa, fast (upavāsa), and then worship Janārdana.
Proper observance yields religious merit and purification; breaking the fast/vow diminishes merit and fails to secure the intended fruit.
Implied: merit, purification, and divine favor through worship of Devadeva Janārdana.
Explicit worship of Janārdana (Viṣṇu) is prescribed.
43.43.2-4 (aṅga-pūjā/nyāsa and ritual setup that follows)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic template for vrata-observance (saṅkalpa, fasting, and subsequent worship), reflecting how medieval Sanskrit traditions codified devotional discipline within narrative dialogue.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it instead specifies sacred time (the month of Caitra) and the observance tied to Dvādāśī.
The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality (saṅkalpa) and self-restraint (fasting) as preparatory practices leading to focused worship, presented as a structured ethical-ritual regimen.
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