Varaha Purana 182.37 — Adhyaya 182, Shloka 37
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
करणधारणप्रवध्यं उदाहरणम् अपराजितम् अजारामर । सम्पूज्य स्नापयात्मानम् अनेन मन्त्रेण ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय ॥ एवं तु स्थापनं कृत्वा शिलायां मम सुन्दरि ॥ ततोऽधिवासनं कार्यं पूर्वप्रोष्ठपदासु च
karaṇadhāraṇapravadhyaṃ udāharaṇam aparājitam ajārāmara | sampūjya snāpayātmānam anena mantreṇa oṃ namo vāsudevāya || evaṃ tu sthāpanaṃ kṛtvā śilāyāṃ mama sundari || tato 'dhivāsanaṃ kāryaṃ pūrvaproṣṭhapadāsu ca
بعد أداء العبادة على الوجه اللائق، ينبغي للمرء أن يغتسل بنفسه بهذا المانترا: «أوم، نمُو فاسوديفايا». وهكذا، بعد إتمام تثبيتي على حجر، أيتها الحسناء، يُجرى بعد ذلك طقس الأدهيفاسانا (adhivāsana)، وكذلك في أيام بُورفابروشتهابَدا (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā).
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addressed as ‘mama suन्दरि’ while instructing her on installing his presence on a śilā (stone) and timing rites by nakṣatra."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive/curious (receiving procedural instruction)","key_question":"How should one perform the installation (sthāpana) on a stone, with what mantra and on which calendrical markers (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā)?"}
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 pūjā, bathe oneself while reciting ‘oṃ namo vāsudevāya’; then install the deity on a stone and perform adhivāsana on Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā days.","karmic_consequence":"Proper mantra-bathing and correctly timed consecration are implied to make the rite effective and auspicious; negligence implies ritual inefficacy (asiddhi) and loss of intended merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā nakṣatra (not a tithi-based vrata)","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual-theology (presence mediated by correct practice)","core_concept":"Divine accessibility through mantra, purity, and properly timed consecration rites.","practical_application":"Use the Vāsudeva-mantra during self-bathing (snāna), then perform sthāpana and adhivāsana according to prescribed nakṣatra timing."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Procedure","Mantra Practice","Calendrics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: ritual/temple setting (implied)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: adjoining sections on śilā-pratiṣṭhā and adhivāsana/utsava-kāla
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A consecration setting where the worshipper performs pūjā and self-bathing while reciting ‘oṃ namo vāsudevāya’, then installs the deity on a stone pedestal; a calendrical marker (Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā) is indicated by an almanac/astral motif.","item_prompts":["stone śilā/pedestal","water pot (kalaśa) for snāna","conch and bell","pratiṣṭhā implements","palm-leaf almanac or nakṣatra wheel","Vaiṣṇava tilaka on worshipper"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: temple interior, warm earthy palette, stylized kalaśa and śilā, clear gesture of mantra-recitation, subtle nakṣatra wheel motif in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central śilā with installed Viṣṇu-symbol (śālagrāma/stone icon), heavy gold-leaf ornamentation on ritual vessels, rich reds and greens, inscription-like ‘oṃ namo vāsudevāya’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: delicate linework, serene priestly figure bathing hands/head, refined temple objects, soft halos around the installed presence on the stone.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate shrine scene, cool mountain palette, simplified śilā and vessels, small astrological chart indicating Pūrvaproṣṭhapadā."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"procedural, reverent","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructional, steady"}
FAQs
It links mantra usage and nakṣatra-based timing to consecration preliminaries (adhivāsana), reflecting developed ritual calendrics in Purāṇic transmission.
No geographic site is named; the verse provides temporal (nakṣatra) rather than spatial specification.
Ritual attentiveness: performing worship, purification (bathing), and prescribed timing as part of disciplined practice.
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