Varaha Purana 57.3: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 3
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
द्वितीयायां तु राजेन्द्र कार्त्तिकस्य सिते दिने । नक्तं कुर्वीत यत्नेन अर्चयन् बलकेशवम् ॥ ५७.३ ॥
dvitīyāyāṃ tu rājendra kārttikasya site dine | naktaṃ kurvīta yatnena arcayan balakeśavam || 57.3 ||
ఓ రాజేంద్రా! కార్తిక మాస శుక్లపక్ష ద్వితీయ తిథినాడు, బలకేశవుని అర్చిస్తూ, యత్నపూర్వకంగా ‘నక్త’ (రాత్రి భోజన నియమం) ఆచరించాలి।
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of prescribing calendrical observances (vratas) tied to lunar dates, illustrating how devotional and ethical disciplines were organized within the Hindu ritual calendar in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical (Kārttika, bright fortnight, second lunar day) and devotional (Balakeśava).
The verse recommends disciplined conduct—undertaking the nakta observance with care—paired with focused worship, emphasizing intentionality and restraint as cultural-ethical virtues within vrata practice.
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