Varaha Purana 20.33: Adhyaya 20, Shloka 33
The Birth of the Aśvins: Solar Lineage, Saṃjñā and Chāyā, and the Granting of a Hymn and Boons
एतस्यां रूपकामास्तु पुष्पाहारो भवेन्नरः । संवत्सरं शुचिर्नित्यं सुस्वरूपी भवेन्नरः । अश्विभ्यां ये गुणाः प्रोक्तास्ते तस्यापि भवन्ति च ॥ २०.३३ ॥
etasyāṃ rūpakāmās tu puṣpāhāro bhaven naraḥ | saṃvatsaraṃ śucir nityaṃ susvarūpī bhaven naraḥ | aśvibhyāṃ ye guṇāḥ proktās te tasyāpi bhavanti ca || 20.33 ||
اس تِتھی میں جو شخص حسن کا خواہاں ہو وہ پھولوں کو غذا بنائے۔ ایک سال تک ہمیشہ پاکیزہ رہے تو وہ خوش صورت ہو جاتا ہے؛ اور اشونوں کے بیان کردہ اوصاف اس میں بھی پیدا ہو جاتے ہیں۔
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary pattern of vrata-phala statements—brief prescriptions paired with promised outcomes—useful for reconstructing medieval South Asian devotional and ascetic practices in Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic toponym is present in this verse; the focus is on a discipline (puṣpāhāra) and its attributed results.
The verse promotes disciplined bodily restraint and sustained purity over a fixed period (one year), presenting self-regulation as a means to cultivate personal excellence (here framed as beauty and desirable qualities).
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