प्रत्यूषे वैष्णवं भावि पापहारि च वासरम् । उपवासः प्रकर्त्तव्यो मुक्त्वा वृद्धं च बालकम् । अन्यथा निग्रहिष्यामि भोजनं यः करिष्यति
pratyūṣe vaiṣṇavaṃ bhāvi pāpahāri ca vāsaram | upavāsaḥ prakarttavyo muktvā vṛddhaṃ ca bālakam | anyathā nigrahiṣyāmi bhojanaṃ yaḥ kariṣyati
पहाटे त्याने जाहीर केले—“उद्या वैष्णवांचा पवित्र, पापहर दिवस आहे. वृद्ध व बालक वगळता सर्वांनी उपवास करावा; अन्यथा जो भोजन करील त्यास मी दंड करीन.”
Indradyumna (as king issuing a public proclamation; attribution inferred from nearby verses naming him)
Scene: At dawn, the king’s heraldic proclamation: citizens gathered, hands folded; banners of Viṣṇu; the king’s stern yet protective stance; elders and children shown being cared for.
Vrata is a communal discipline meant to purify; yet dharma remains compassionate by exempting the vulnerable.
No specific tīrtha is named here; the emphasis is on a Vaiṣṇava observance within the wider tīrtha-mahātmya narrative.
Mandatory fasting on a Vaiṣṇava day, with exemptions for the elderly and children; enforcement against violation.
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