Varaha Purana 65.5: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 5
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
पूर्वं पश्चाद्यथेष्टं तु एवं संवत्सरं नृप । यः करोति नरो नित्यं तस्य दिग्विजयो भवेत् ॥ ६५.५ ॥
pūrvaṃ paścād yatheṣṭaṃ tu evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa | yaḥ karoti naro nityaṃ tasya digvijayo bhavet || 65.5 ||
ข้าแต่พระราชา ผู้ใดประพฤติเป็นนิตย์ตลอดหนึ่งปีตามนี้—เริ่มที่ทิศตะวันออกแล้วไปทิศตะวันตกตามปรารถนา—ผู้นั้นย่อมมีชัยชนะเหนือทิศทั้งปวง (ทิควิชัย)
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern in which disciplined observance over a fixed period (here, a saṃvatsara) is linked to an idealized outcome—symbolic ‘victory in all directions’—a trope shared with wider Sanskrit political and pilgrimage vocabularies.
No specific site-name appears in this verse; it instead uses a directional schema (pūrva/paścāt and ‘quarters’) typical of Sanskrit spatial organization rather than pinpointing a single identifiable location.
The verse emphasizes sustained regular practice (nityam) and orderly conduct across time and space, presenting disciplined continuity as the means to attain broad success (digvijaya).
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