Varaha Purana 56.7: Adhyaya 56, Shloka 7
Ritual Procedure for the Dhanyavrata
Prosperity Vow
चैत्रादिषु च भुञ्जीत पायसं सघृतं बुधः । श्रावणादिषु सक्तूंश्च ततश्चैतत् समाप्यते ॥ ५६.७ ॥
caitrādiṣu ca bhuñjīta pāyasaṃ saghṛtaṃ budhaḥ | śrāvaṇādiṣu saktūṃś ca tataś caitat samāpyate || 56.7 ||
Nos meses que começam com Caitra, o sábio deve consumir pāyasa (arroz-doce com leite) misturado com ghṛta; e nos meses que começam com Śrāvaṇa, (deve consumir) saktu (farinha de grãos tostados). Depois disso, esta observância se conclui.
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It preserves a Purāṇic template of month-linked dietary prescriptions, useful for reconstructing historical ritual calendars and South Asian foodways as reflected in Sanskrit normative literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it references the lunar months Caitra and Śrāvaṇa, which function as pan-Indic calendrical markers rather than a single location.
A discipline of regulated consumption aligned to calendrical periods: adopting prescribed foods (pāyasa with ghee; saktu) as part of a structured observance, emphasizing restraint and order rather than indulgence.
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