Varaha Purana 185.2: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 2
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ज्येष्ठायां चैव नक्षत्रे मम वेश्मन्युपानयेत् ॥ गीतवादित्रशब्देन बहुभिर्मङ्गलैस्तथा ॥
jyeṣṭhāyāṃ caiva nakṣatre mama veśmany upānayet || gīta-vāditra-śabdena bahubhir maṅgalais tathā ||
आणि ज्येष्ठा नक्षत्री ते माझ्या मंदिरात/गृहात आणावे; गीत व वाद्यांच्या नादासह तसेच अनेक मंगलकर्मांसह।
Varāha (explicit frame continues from 185.1)
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It evidences nakṣatra-based scheduling and festive procession elements (music, auspicious observances) in consecration culture.
No specific site is named; “veśman” refers to the ritual destination (house/shrine).
Ritual actions are to be performed with care for timing, communal order, and auspicious decorum rather than haste or negligence.
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