Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons
Seasonal Devotional Procedure
यत्तु पृच्छसि सुश्रोणि मासे वैशाख उत्तमे ॥ शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादश्यां यत्फलं तच्छृणुष्व मे ॥
yattu pṛcchasi suśroṇi māse vaiśākha uttame || śuklapakṣe tu dvādaśyāṃ yatphalaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva me ||
ఓ సుశ్రోణీ! నీవు అడుగుతున్నది—ఉత్తమమైన వైశాఖ మాసంలో, శుక్లపక్ష ద్వాదశినాడు కలిగే ఫలాన్ని నా నుండి వినుము.
Varāha (instructor; implied continuation; vocative addressed to the inquirer)
It shows the dialogic pedagogy of Purāṇic literature: the teacher frames the next instruction by restating the question and specifying calendrical parameters (Vaiśākha, bright fortnight, dvādaśī).
No geographic location is named; the verse specifies ritual time rather than place.
The verse underscores attentive listening and structured learning—receiving guidance about practice and its consequences within a teacher–inquirer dialogue.
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