Varaha Purana 65.4: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 4
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
एवमुक्त्वा बलिं तासु दत्त्वा शुद्धेन चेतसा । ततो रात्रौ तु भुञ्जीत दध्यन्नं तु सुसंस्कृतम् ॥ ६५.४ ॥
evam uktvā baliṁ tāsu dattvā śuddhena cetasā | tato rātrau tu bhuñjīta dadhyannaṁ tu susaṁskṛtam || 65.4 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ശുദ്ധചിത്തത്തോടെ ആ ദിക്കുകളിലേക്കു ബലി അർപ്പിച്ച ശേഷം, രാത്രിയിൽ നന്നായി തയ്യാറാക്കിയ ദധ്യന്നം (തൈര്-ചോറ്) ഭുജിക്കണം।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of integrating ritual offering (bali) with inner discipline (śuddha-cetas), illustrating how late-ancient Sanskrit texts linked outward practice and ethical intention.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is framed as a general procedural instruction rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
The verse emphasizes performing offerings with a purified intention and following a regulated, appropriate meal practice thereafter—linking ritual action to mental clarity and restraint.
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