Varaha Purana 136.5: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 5
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तरन्ति मनुजा येन कष्टं चाण्डालयोनिषु ॥ यस्य कस्यापि मासस्य शुक्लपक्षे च द्वादशी
taranti manujā yena kaṣṭaṁ cāṇḍāla-yoniṣu | yasya kasyāpi māsasya śukla-pakṣe ca dvādaśī ||
ଏହାଦ୍ୱାରା ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନେ ଚାଣ୍ଡାଳ-ୟୋନିରେ ଜନ୍ମର କଷ୍ଟକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରନ୍ତି। ଯେକୌଣସି ମାସର ଶୁକ୍ଳପକ୍ଷର ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀରେ…
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It ties expiatory practice to the ritual calendar (dvādaśī), illustrating how Purāṇic traditions encoded ethics through lunar observances.
No geographic location is specified.
That calendrically timed observance is presented as a means of overcoming severe consequences associated with difficult rebirth conditions.
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