Varaha Purana 49.20: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 20
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
स वैश्योऽश्वयुजे मासि द्वादश्यां नियतः स्थितः । स्वयं विष्ण्वालयं गत्वा पुष्पधूपादिभिर्हरिम् ॥ ४९.२० ॥
sa vaiśyo ’śvayuje māsi dvādaśyāṃ niyataḥ sthitaḥ | svayaṃ viṣṇvālayaṃ gatvā puṣpadhūpādibhir harim || 49.20 ||
स वैश्योऽश्वयुजे मासि द्वादश्यां नियतः स्थितः । स्वयं विष्ण्वालयं गत्वा पुष्पधूपादिभिर्हरिम् ॥ ४९.२० ॥
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the excerpt)
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It documents a Purāṇic model of lay religious discipline (niyama) tied to the lunar calendar (dvādaśī) and the institution of temple worship, reflecting the social and ritual landscape in which Vaiṣṇava devotional practices were articulated.
No specific place-name is given; the verse refers generally to a “viṣṇvālaya” (a temple of Viṣṇu), which can be understood as a cultural-heritage institution rather than a single identifiable site.
The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct (niyataḥ) and respectful offering at a sacred site, presenting self-regulation and intentional, non-coercive ritual action as a normative practice.
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