Varaha Purana 65.6: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 6
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
एकादश्यां तु यत्नेन नरः कुर्याद् यथाविधि । मार्गशीर्षे शुक्लपक्षादारभ्याब्दं विचक्षणः । तद् व्रतं धनदस्येष्टं कृतं वित्तं प्रयच्छति ॥ ६५.६ ॥
ekādaśyāṃ tu yatnena naraḥ kuryād yathāvidhi | mārgaśīrṣe śuklapakṣād ārabhyābdaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ | tad vrataṃ dhanadasyeṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ vittaṃ prayacchati || 65.6 ||
ในวันเอกาทศี บุคคลพึงปฏิบัติด้วยความเพียรตามแบบแผนที่กำหนด เริ่มตั้งแต่ปักษ์สว่างเดือนมารคศีรษะ ผู้มีปัญญาพึงรักษาตลอดหนึ่งปี วัตรนี้เป็นที่โปรดของธนท (กุเบร) เมื่อปฏิบัติแล้ว ย่อมประทานทรัพย์สิน
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It exemplifies Purāṇic vrata literature by pairing a calendrical rule (Ekādaśī; Mārgaśīrṣa bright fortnight; one-year duration) with a stated social aim—prosperity—reflecting how dharma texts integrated ritual timekeeping and household aspirations.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical (Ekādaśī; the month Mārgaśīrṣa) rather than place-centered.
To undertake a disciplined observance carefully and in accordance with prescribed procedure (yathāvidhi), emphasizing intentional practice and adherence to an established ritual-ethical framework.
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