Varaha Purana 57.2: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 2
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
यक्ष्मणा दक्षशापेन पुराक्रान्तो निशाकरः । एतच्चीर्त्वा व्रतं सद्यः कान्तिमानभवत् किल ॥ ५७.२ ॥
yakṣmaṇā dakṣaśāpena purākrānto niśākaraḥ | etac cīrtvā vrataṃ sadyaḥ kāntimān abhavat kila || 57.2 ||
កាលពីមុន ព្រះចន្ទ (អ្នកបង្កើតរាត្រី) ត្រូវបានទុក្ខរោគយក្ស្មន៍វាយប្រហារ ដោយសារព្រះដក្ខៈដាក់បណ្តាសា។ គេនិយាយថា ពេលបានអនុវត្ត និងប្រកាស/គោរពវ្រតនេះហើយ ព្រះចន្ទបានទទួលពន្លឺរុងរឿងឡើងវិញភ្លាមៗ។
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where cosmic figures (here, the Moon) undergo affliction and restoration, framing ritual observance (vrata) as a culturally transmitted means of ethical discipline and symbolic renewal.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a mythic-cosmic episode involving the Moon and Dakṣa.
The verse presents vrata (disciplined observance) as a means of restoring balance and well-being, expressed through the motif of regaining kānti (radiance) after affliction.
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