Varaha Purana 39.68: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 68
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
इह लोके दरिद्रो यो भ्रष्टराज्योऽथ वा नृपः । उपोष्य तां विधानॆन स राजा जायते ध्रुवम् ॥ ३९.६८ ॥
iha loke daridro yo bhraṣṭarājyō 'tha vā nṛpaḥ | upoṣya tāṁ vidhānena sa rājā jāyate dhruvam || 39.68 ||
ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ദരിദ്രനായാലും, രാജ്യം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട രാജാവായാലും—ആ ഉപവാസം വിധിപ്രകാരം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചാൽ അവൻ തീർച്ചയായും രാജാവാകുന്നു।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic phalaśruti pattern where disciplined observance (vrata/fasting) is presented as a culturally authoritative means to restore social standing and political legitimacy, illustrating how ritual ethics and kingship ideology intersect in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is framed as a general statement about outcomes 'in this world' (iha loke).
The verse foregrounds procedural discipline—observing an austerity/fast 'according to rule' (vidhānena)—as the key principle, emphasizing regulated practice and self-restraint as instruments of personal and social transformation.
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