Varaha Purana 65.13: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 13
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
एकमेव कृतं हन्ति व्रतं पापानि नित्यशः । यः पुनः सर्वमेतद्धि कुर्यान्नरवरात्मज । स शुद्धो विरजो लोकानाप्नोति सकलं नृप ॥ ६५.१३ ॥
ekam eva kṛtaṃ hanti vrataṃ pāpāni nityaśaḥ | yaḥ punaḥ sarvam etad dhi kuryān naravarātmaja | sa śuddho virajo lokān āpnoti sakalaṃ nṛpa || 65.13 ||
แม้เพียงถือวรตะข้อเดียวก็ยังทำลายบาปได้เนืองนิตย์ แต่ผู้ใดเล่า โอรสแห่งนรผู้ประเสริฐ ที่ปฏิบัติทั้งหมดนี้ตามพิธี เขาย่อมบริสุทธิ์ไร้มลทิน และบรรลุโลกทั้งปวง ข้าแต่มหาราช
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical-ritual idiom in which vrata-observance is framed as a means of moral purification, aligning Purāṇic narrative teaching with broader Dharma-śāstra discussions of expiation and merit.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is normative (vrata efficacy and its results) rather than topographical or tīrtha-oriented.
The verse presents a philosophical instruction that disciplined observance (even a single vow) is portrayed as continuously reducing moral fault, while comprehensive practice is associated with purification and attainment of auspicious states (lokas).
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