Varaha Purana 65.2: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 2
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
कार्तिकस्य तु मासस्य दशमी शुक्लपक्षिका । तस्यां नक्ताशनो नित्यं दिक्षु शुद्धबलिं हरेत् ॥ ६५.२ ॥
kārtikasya tu māsasya daśamī śuklapakṣikā | tasyāṁ naktāśano nityaṁ dikṣu śuddhabaliṁ haret || 65.2 ||
கார்த்திக மாதத்தின் சுக்லபட்ச தசமியில் தினமும் இரவில் மட்டும் உணவு உண்டு, திசைகளில் தூய பலி (நைவேத்யம்) அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்।
Varāha
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It reflects the Purāṇic codification of vrata-practices tied to the lunar calendar, illustrating how late-classical Sanskrit texts systematized household observances (dietary restraint and simple offerings) as part of normative ritual culture.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; instead, it refers generically to the ritual ‘directions’ (dikṣu), a common spatial framework in South Asian ritual manuals rather than a single identifiable site.
The verse promotes disciplined restraint (naktāśana—limiting eating to night) and ritual cleanliness (śuddha-bali), presenting self-regulation and orderly practice as key elements of the observance.
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