Varaha Purana 46.1: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 1
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
दुर्वासा उवाच । आषाढेऽप्येवमेवं तु संकल्प्य विधिना नरः । अर्चयेत् परमं देवं गन्धपुष्पैरनेकशः ॥ ४६.१ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | āṣāḍhe 'pyevamevaṁ tu saṅkalpya vidhinā naraḥ | arcayet paramaṁ devaṁ gandhapuṣpair anekaśaḥ || 46.1 ||
दुर्वासा ने कहा, आषाढ़ महीने में भी यही करो। पहले नियम से सोच लो, फिर भगवान की पूजा करो। इतर और फूल से बार-बार पूजा करो।
Durvāsā
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It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic devotional-ritual culture, emphasizing saṅkalpa (formal intention) and regulated worship (vidhi), which are also discussed across Dharma-śāstra and later ritual manuals.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed by calendrical time (the lunar/seasonal month Āṣāḍha) rather than a pilgrimage location.
The verse foregrounds disciplined intentionality and orderly practice—forming a clear intention (saṅkalpa) and acting according to an established procedure (vidhi) as a model of conscientious conduct.
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