Varaha Purana 50.4: Adhyaya 50, Shloka 4
The Procedure for the Dharaṇī Vow
Kārtika Dvādaśī Observance
अगस्त्य उवाच । शृणु राजन् महाबाहो कार्तिके मासि द्वादशीम् । उपोष्य विधिना येन यच्चास्याः प्राप्यते फलम् ॥ ५०.४ ॥
agastya uvāca | śṛṇu rājan mahābāho kārtike māsi dvādaśīm | upoṣya vidhinā yena yac cāsyāḥ prāpyate phalam || 50.4 ||
अगस्त्य ने कहा, राजा, सुनो। कार्तिक महीने की द्वादशी का व्रत कैसे करना है, मैं बताता हूँ। इस व्रत से क्या फल मिलता है, वो भी बताऊँगा।
Agastya
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It reflects the Purāṇic practice of framing calendrical observances (vratas) as formal instruction within a dialogue, indicating how ritual calendars were transmitted as normative cultural knowledge.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a time-marker (the month of Kārtika and the lunar day Dvādaśī).
The verse emphasizes disciplined observance—fasting performed “according to proper procedure” (vidhinā)—highlighting methodical practice and intentionality rather than mere outward performance.
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