Varaha Purana 65.8: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 8
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
एवं चीर्णसुघोराणि हन्ति पापानि रपार्थिव । त्रयोदश्यां तु नक्तेन धर्मव्रतमथोच्यते ॥ ६५.८ ॥
evaṁ cīrṇa-sughorāṇi hanti pāpāni rapārthiva | trayodaśyāṁ tu naktena dharma-vratam athocyate || 65.8 ||
เมื่อปฏิบัติพรตอันเข้มงวดอย่างยิ่งเช่นนี้แล้ว ย่อมทำลายบาปทั้งหลาย โอ้แผ่นดิน และในวันตรโยทศี การรับประทานเฉพาะยามค่ำคืนเรียกว่า “ธรรมพรต”
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It reflects a common Purāṇic mode of transmitting vrata-vidhi (vow procedures) where ethical purification (pāpa-kṣaya) is linked to calendrical observances (tithi-based practices), aligning with broader Dharmaśāstra and ritual culture in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the address is to Pṛthivī (Earth) as an interlocutor rather than to a pilgrimage location.
The verse frames disciplined observance—specifically the Trayodaśī practice of nakta (eating only at night)—as a dharma-oriented vow, presented as a means of reducing ethical demerit (pāpa) through regulated conduct.
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