Varaha Purana 182.23 — Adhyaya 182, Shloka 23
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
एवं चोद्वर्तनं कृत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥ योऽसौ भवान्सर्वजगत्प्रधानः सम्पूजितो ब्रह्मबृहस्पतिभ्याम् ॥ प्रवन्दितः कारणं मन्त्रयुक्तः सुस्वागतं तिष्ठ सुलोकनाथ ॥
evaṁ codvartanaṁ kṛtvā imaṁ mantram udāharet || yo 'sau bhavān sarvajagatpradhānaḥ sampūjito brahmabṛhaspatibhyām || pravanditaḥ kāraṇaṁ mantrayuktaḥ susvāgataṁ tiṣṭha sulokanātha ||
وبعد أن يُؤدَّى الأُدڤرتَنا على هذا النحو، فليُتْلَ هذا المانترا: «أنت حقًّا، يا من أنت المتقدّم على العالم كلّه، تُعبَد من براهما ومن بْرِهَسْپَتي؛ وتُسَبَّح بوصفك العلّة الأولى، المقرون بالمانترا. مرحبًا بك؛ أقم هنا، يا ربّ العوالم الصالحة».
Varāha (default, providing the mantra text)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"After udvartana, recite the welcoming mantra praising the Lord as jagat-pradhāna, worshipped by Brahmā and Bṛhaspati, the causal principle, and invite him to abide.","karmic_consequence":"Correct mantra with proper upacāra is held to stabilize the deity’s presence (āvāhana/sthāpanā-bhāva) and yields siddhi of worship; omission weakens the intended liturgical effect."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The mantra frames the deity as jagat-pradhāna and kāraṇa (causal ground), aligning the worshipped form with the cosmic principle beyond ritual—ritual speech (mantra) becomes the bridge to the transcendent cause.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit as Yajña-Varāha anatomy; implicit yajña-logic appears in ‘mantra-yukta’ (endowed with mantra) and the welcoming/establishing act that mirrors āvāhana in yajña/pūjā.","vedantic_connection":"Kāraṇa-vāda: the Lord as upādāna/nimitta-kāraṇa of the world; devotion addresses the saguna form while acknowledging the ultimate causal reality."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology (īśvara as cause)","core_concept":"The worshipped Lord is simultaneously approachable (invited to ‘remain here’) and metaphysically supreme (cause of all, praised by cosmic authorities).","practical_application":"In worship, pair praise of transcendence (kāraṇa) with the intimate act of welcoming (svaāgata) to cultivate both reverence and closeness."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Procedure","Theology (Descriptive, Textual)","Mantra Studies"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 182.25 (udvartana); Varāha Purāṇa 182.27–29 (subsequent offerings and mantras)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee, after anointing, stands with folded hands reciting a formal welcome-stuti before the installed deity; subtle presence of Brahmā and Bṛhaspati as witnessing figures in the background or as symbolic motifs.","item_prompts":["installed deity on altar","devotee reciting mantra (palm-leaf or gesture of japa)","welcome offering tray","subtle iconographic hints of Brahmā (four-faced) and Bṛhaspati (guru figure) as attendants/witnesses","incense smoke lingering from prior rite"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symmetrical shrine, devotee in añjali, Sanskrit mantra ribbon motif; faint celestial witnesses (Brahmā, Bṛhaspati) rendered in traditional attire.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold arch and halo, devotee with folded hands; embossed script-like band suggesting the mantra; small attendant figures of Brahmā and Bṛhaspati at the sides.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly interior, soft glow; devotee chanting with rosary, deity serene; minimal but elegant celestial witnesses.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical temple veranda scene; mantra-recitation posture emphasized; delicate clouds with Brahmā/Bṛhaspati as tiny celestial observers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn stuti with welcoming warmth","suggested_raga":"Yaman (for dignified stuti)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"resonant, clear enunciation, slightly elevated"}
FAQs
It preserves a liturgical address used during pūjā, showing how Purāṇic texts integrate praise, hospitality (susvāgata), and installation logic (tiṣṭha) into ritual speech.
No geographic location is named; the mantra is a generalized invitational/praise formula.
Cultivating respectful hospitality and disciplined speech: the deity is welcomed and requested to remain, reflecting an ethic of reverent invitation rather than coercion.
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