Varaha Purana 60.1: Adhyaya 60, Shloka 1
The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship
अगस्त्य उवाच । शान्तिव्रतं प्रवक्ष्यामि तव राजन् शृणुष्व तत् । येन चीर्णेन शान्तिः स्यात् सर्वदा गृहमेधिनाम् ॥ ६०.१ ॥
agastya uvāca | śāntivratam pravakṣyāmi tava rājan śṛṇuṣva tat | yena cīrṇena śāntiḥ syāt sarvadā gṛhamedhinām || 60.1 ||
Agastja rzekł: "O królu, słuchaj. Wyłożę Śānti-vratę, ślub pokoju; przez jego przestrzeganie pokój powstaje zawsze dla gospodarzy domowych."
Agastya
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It introduces a prescriptive vrata (observance) framed for gṛhastha life, reflecting the Purāṇic tendency to integrate ethical discipline into everyday social roles through dialogue and instruction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a normative practice (śānti-vrata) addressed to a king and intended for householders.
The verse signals an ethical program aimed at cultivating sustained peace (śānti) through disciplined observance, specifically oriented toward householders (gṛhamedhin).
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