Varaha Purana 57.5: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 5
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
परस्वरूपं सोमाख्यं द्विकलं तद्दिने हि यत् । तस्यार्घं दापयेद्धीमान् मन्त्रेण परमेष्ठिनः ॥ ५७.५ ॥
parasvarūpaṃ somākhyaṃ dvikalaṃ taddine hi yat | tasyārghaṃ dāpayeddhīmān mantreṇa parameṣṭhinaḥ || 57.5 ||
Tego dnia, dla tego, co zwie się Somą, o 'innej formie' (parasvarūpa) i składającego się z dwóch części (dvikala), mądra osoba powinna dać ofiarę arghya, używając mantry skierowanej do Parameṣṭhina.
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It reflects Purāṇic ritual standardization: calendar-linked observances and prescribed offerings (arghya) paired with specific mantras, illustrating how later Sanskrit compendia systematized earlier Vedic/Smārta ritual vocabulary.
No specific geographic toponym is named in this verse fragment; the instruction is calendrical and ritual rather than site-specific.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, knowledgeable performance of offerings—acting with understanding (dhīmān) and procedural correctness (mantra-guided arghya), framed as a cultural-philosophical practice of reverence and order.
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