Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
ब्रह्मक्रियाया लोभेन बहुवर्षकृतेन च । उपोष्येमां सकृद् भक्त्या वेदसंस्कारमाप्नुयात् ॥ ३९.७१ ॥
brahmakriyāyā lobhena bahuvarṣakṛtena ca | upoṣyemāṃ sakṛd bhaktyā vedasaṃskāram āpnuyāt || 39.71 ||
Do lòng tham mà sao lãng các nghi lễ Phạm thiên, và sự sao lãng ấy kéo dài nhiều năm; người ấy chỉ cần một lần giữ trai giới (nhịn ăn) cho pháp hành này với lòng sùng kính thì sẽ đạt được sự thanh luyện, thánh hóa theo Veda.
Varāha
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of integrating Vedic disciplinary ideals (brahmakriyā) with accessible remedial practices (a single devotional fast), illustrating how later Sanskrit traditions framed continuity with Vedic culture while addressing lapses over time.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on personal observance and ritual-ethical restoration rather than sacred geography.
The verse presents a corrective principle: even prolonged neglect of prescribed disciplines can be addressed through a sincere, focused observance—here, a one-time devotional fast—aimed at restoring Vedic-oriented refinement (saṃskāra).
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