Varaha Purana 95.54: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 54
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
भ्रष्टराज्यो यदा राजा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः । अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यामुपवासी नरोत्तमः । संवत्सरेण लभते राज्यं निष्कण्टकं नृपः ॥
bhraṣṭarājyo yadā rājā navamyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ | aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyām upavāsī narottamaḥ | saṃvatsareṇa labhate rājyaṃ niṣkaṇṭakaṃ nṛpaḥ ||
రాజ్యం నుండి చ్యుతుడైన రాజు నవమినాడు నియమంతో శుచిగా ఉండి, అష్టమి మరియు చతుర్దశినాడు ఉపవాసం చేస్తే—ఆ రాజు ఒక సంవత్సరంలోనే కంటకరహితమైన (శత్రువుల్లేని, నిర్బాధ) రాజ్యాన్ని పొందుతాడు.
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī, not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects Purāṇic intersections of ritual discipline and political legitimacy, where kingship is narrated as recoverable through regulated observance.
No geographic location is identified; the verse is prescriptive regarding lunar days and conduct.
Self-restraint (niyama), purity (śauca), and fasting (upavāsa) are presented as disciplines supporting social order and personal restoration.
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