Varaha Purana 41.35: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 35
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
दुर्वासा उवाच । एवमुक्तो मुनिस्तेन देवरात इमं व्रतम् । आचख्यौ सोऽपि तं कृत्वा भुक्त्वा भोगान्सुपुष्कलान् ॥ ४१.३५ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | evam ukto munis tena devarāta imaṃ vratam | ācakhyau so 'pi taṃ kṛtvā bhuktvā bhogān supuṣkalān || 41.35 ||
ດຸຣະວາສາ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອຖືກຖາມຢ່າງນັ້ນ ມຸນິ ເທວະຣາຕະ ໄດ້ອະທິບາຍວຣະຕະ (ພິທີຖືສິນ) ນີ້. ແລະຜູ້ໃດປະຕິບັດມັນ ກໍໄດ້ເສວຍສຸກອັນອຸດົມສົມບູນ.
Durvāsā
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a named authority figure transmits a vrata (ritual observance) and its promised outcomes, illustrating how dharma-oriented practices were framed and circulated in Sanskrit textual culture.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the interpersonal transmission of a vow and its resulting benefits.
The verse emphasizes the value of correctly receiving, explaining, and performing a prescribed observance (vrata), presenting disciplined practice as linked to well-being and prosperity.
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