Varaha Purana 19.7: Adhyaya 19, Shloka 7
The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata–Upavāsa Phala (Observances and their Results)
यश्चोपवासं कुर्वीत त्वद्भक्तः प्रतिपद्दिने । क्षीराशनो वा वर्त्तेत शृणु तस्य फलं महत् ॥ १९.७ ॥
yaś copavāsaṃ kurvīta tvadbhaktaḥ pratipaddine | kṣīrāśano vā vartteta śṛṇu tasya phalaṃ mahat || 19.7 ||
yashchopavAsaM kurvIta tvadbhaktaH pratipaddine | kShIrAshano vA vartteta shrRRiNu tasya phalaM mahat || 19.7 ||
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Sandhi Notes
- यश्चोपवासं = यः + च + उपवासम्
- त्वद्भक्तः = त्वत् + भक्तः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
- प्रतिपद्दिने = प्रतिपत् + दिने (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
- क्षीराशनः = क्षीर + आशनः
Varāha
Honored as the object of bhakti and vrata
What is the fruit of fasting (or milk-diet) on Pratipadā with devotion to you?
Upavāsa and regulated diet convert bodily restraint into devotional offering, aligning desire with dharma.
Choose a sustainable vrata form (fast or milk-only), keep mind steady, dedicate the restraint to the deity addressed (here, Bhū Devī in the dialogue frame).
On Pratipadā, a devotee should observe upavāsa or maintain a kṣīrāhāra (milk-only) discipline as a meritorious observance.
Observance generates ‘mahat phala’ (great merit) leading to elevated posthumous outcomes described next; non-observance forfeits that specific merit.
Great fruit (expanded in 19.19.8): long honor in Svarga and auspicious rebirth qualities.
Varāha Purāṇa 19.19.8 (explicit fruit)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic genre of vrata-instructions, where calendrical days (tithi) and regulated diet (e.g., milk-only) are presented as disciplined practices with described outcomes, illustrating the didactic and normative role of Purāṇic literature in premodern South Asia.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is calendrical (Pratipadā, the first lunar day).
The verse foregrounds self-restraint and disciplined observance (fasting or milk-only subsistence) framed as an ethically meaningful practice, with the speaker preparing to state its consequential ‘fruit’ (phala).
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