Varaha Purana 137.69: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 69
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
अवश्यमेव द्रष्टव्या कीदृशं चरति व्रतम् ॥ किन्नरैः सुप्रलक्ष्येत वशीकरणमुत्तमम्
avaśyam eva draṣṭavyā kīdṛśaṃ carati vratam || kinnaraiḥ supralakṣyeta vaśīkaraṇam uttamam
അവളെ നിർബന്ധമായും കാണണം—അവൾ ഏതു തരത്തിലുള്ള വ്രതമാണ് അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നത്? കിന്നരന്മാർക്ക് ഇത് വ്യക്തമായി തിരിച്ചറിയാം; ഇത് വശീകരണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തമ കർമ്മമാണെന്ന്.
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It shows how Purāṇic texts integrate mythic beings (Kinnaras) as validators of extraordinary practices, while also foregrounding vrata as a key narrative driver.
No explicit place-name appears in this fragment.
It centers on scrutiny of practice (observing what vow is undertaken), though the term vaśīkaraṇa is descriptive and requires careful contextual reading rather than normative endorsement.
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