Varaha Purana 49.1: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 1
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata-vidhi (Observances and Ritual Calendar)
दुर्वासा उवाच । तद्वदाश्वयुजे मासि द्वादशीं शुक्लपक्षतः । संकल्प्याभ्यर्चयेद् देवं पद्मनाभं सनातनम् ॥ ४९.१ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | tadvad āśvayuje māsi dvādaśīṁ śuklapakṣataḥ | saṅkalpyābhyarcayed devaṁ padmanābhaṁ sanātanam || 49.1 ||
durvAsA uvAcha | tadvadAshvayuje mAsi dvAdashIM shuklapakShataH | saMkalpyAbhyarchayed devaM padmanAbhaM sanAtanam || 49.1 ||
Durvāsā berkata: “Demikian pula, pada bulan Āśvayuja, pada hari ke-12 paruh terang, setelah berniat suci (saṅkalpa), hendaknya memuja Dewa Padmanābha yang abadi.”
Sandhi Notes
- tadvad āśvayuje = tadvat + āśvayuje
- saṅkalpyābhyarcayet = saṅkalpya + abhyarcayet
Durvāsā
Saṅkalpa aligns mind, time, and act—turning worship into a disciplined dharmic instrument rather than a casual act.
Before pūjā, articulate a clear saṅkalpa (deity, tithi, purpose), then perform worship with steadiness and purity.
On Āśvayuja śukla-dvādaśī, after making saṅkalpa, worship the eternal Padmanābha.
Correct timing plus saṅkalpa-based worship yields vrata-fruit (implied merit, prosperity, and spiritual uplift); omission of saṅkalpa/incorrect timing diminishes efficacy.
Merit from Padmanābha worship; supports dharma, prosperity, and liberation-oriented purification (general vrata-phala implied by the surrounding section).
Padmanābha is a Viṣṇu form.
49.49.2 (aṅga-nyāsa/deity-assignment details likely within the same ritual sequence); 48.48.24 (Dvādaśī observance producing major fruits)
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic calendrical piety by linking a specific lunar date (śukla-dvādaśī) with a prescribed act of worship, illustrating how medieval Sanskrit traditions systematized observances through month-and-tithi instructions.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and ritual in focus (month and lunar day rather than place).
The verse emphasizes intentionality and disciplined practice: worship is to be undertaken with saṅkalpa (a deliberate vow/resolve), framing devotion as a mindful, ordered observance rather than a casual act.
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