Varaha Purana 49.1: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 1
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
दुर्वासा उवाच । तद्वदाश्वयुजे मासि द्वादशीं शुक्लपक्षतः । संकल्प्याभ्यर्चयेद् देवं पद्मनाभं सनातनम् ॥ ४९.१ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | tadvad āśvayuje māsi dvādaśīṁ śuklapakṣataḥ | saṅkalpyābhyarcayed devaṁ padmanābhaṁ sanātanam || 49.1 ||
दुर्वासा म्हणाले—तसेच आश्वयुज महिन्यात शुक्लपक्षातील द्वादशीला संकल्प करून सनातन देव पद्मनाभाची पूजा करावी.
Durvāsā
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It reflects Purāṇic calendrical piety by linking a specific lunar date (śukla-dvādaśī) with a prescribed act of worship, illustrating how medieval Sanskrit traditions systematized observances through month-and-tithi instructions.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and ritual in focus (month and lunar day rather than place).
The verse emphasizes intentionality and disciplined practice: worship is to be undertaken with saṅkalpa (a deliberate vow/resolve), framing devotion as a mindful, ordered observance rather than a casual act.
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