Varaha Purana 46.15: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 15
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
एतां च द्वादशीं कृत्वा वासुदेवस्तथाप्तवान् । महतिं च श्रियं प्राप्तः पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितः ॥ ४६.१५ ॥
etāṃ ca dvādaśīṃ kṛtvā vāsudevas tathāptavān | mahatiṃ ca śriyaṃ prāptaḥ putra-pautra-samanvitaḥ || 46.15 ||
वासुदेव ने भी यही द्वादशी का व्रत किया। उन्होंने बहुत बड़ी संपत्ति पाई। उनके बेटे और पोते भी हुए।
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary pattern where specific calendrical observances (vratas) are linked to socially valued outcomes such as prosperity and familial continuity, indicating how ritual calendars were integrated into ethical and household life in premodern Sanskrit culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the outcome (phala) of observing Dvādaśī.
The verse emphasizes disciplined observance of a prescribed vow/rite (Dvādaśī) as a model of ordered conduct, presenting prosperity and family continuity as culturally framed outcomes rather than as coercive mandates.
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