Varaha Purana 41.2 — Adhyaya 41, Shloka 2
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
प्रागुक्तेन विधानेन सङ्कल्पस्नानमेव च । कृत्वा देवं समभ्यर्च्य एकादश्यां विचक्षणः ॥ ४१.२ ॥
prāguktena vidhānena saṅkalpasnānam eva ca | kṛtvā devaṁ samabhyarcya ekādaśyāṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ || 41.2 ||
ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೇಳಿದ ವಿಧಾನದಂತೆ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಸ್ನಾನವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ, ದೇವರನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಗా ಪೂಜಿಸಿ, ವಿವೇಕಿ ಸಾಧಕನು ಏಕಾದಶಿಯಂದು ಈ ಕರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು।
Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice)
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dharmaśāstra-oriented Observance"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: भक्ति
Type: ritual-space (गृह/मन्दिर)
Related Themes: 41.41.1 (पूर्वोक्त-विधान-सूचनम्)
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FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic integration of vrata-observance (vowed religious practice) with formalized ritual steps—such as saṅkalpa (declaration of intent) and prescribed bathing—showing how devotional calendars and domestic/temple rites were systematized in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (Ekādaśī tithi) and ritual procedure.
The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality and procedural care: one should act with clear resolve (saṅkalpa) and perform worship in an orderly, conscientious manner, especially on ritually significant days such as Ekādaśī.
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