Varaha Purana 57.8: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 8
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
फाल्गुनादिचतुष्के तु पायसं भोजयेच्छुचिः । शालिहोमं तु कुर्वीत कार्त्तिके तु यवैस्तथा ॥ ५७.८ ॥
phālgunādicatuṣke tu pāyasaṃ bhojayec chuciḥ | śālihomaṃ tu kurvīta kārttike tu yavais tathā || 57.8 ||
ఫాల్గుణముతో ప్రారంభమయ్యే నాలుగు నెలల్లో శుచియైనవాడు పాయసం (క్షీరాన్నం) భోజనంగా సమర్పించాలి. శాలితో హోమం చేయాలి; అలాగే కార్త్తికంలో యవాలతో (హోమం చేయాలి)।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic-style ritual calendar that links specific months with prescribed food offerings and homa materials, illustrating how normative practice was organized seasonally in premodern Sanskrit textual culture.
No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and procedural rather than place-specific.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, orderly observance—performing offerings with personal purity (śuci) and aligning practices with an established seasonal regimen.
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