Varaha Purana 45.3: Adhyaya 45, Shloka 3
Ritual Procedure for Worship of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the Month of Jyeṣṭha
उरः संवत्सरायेति कण्ठं संवर्त्तकाय च । सर्वास्त्रधारिणे बाहू स्वनाम्ना अब्जरथाङ्गकौ ॥ ४५.३ ॥
uraḥ saṃvatsarāyeti kaṇṭhaṃ saṃvarttakāya ca | sarvāstradhāriṇe bāhū svanāmnā ’bjarathāṅgakau || 45.3 ||
«(يُسند) الصدر إلى سَمْفَتْسَرَ (Saṃvatsara)، والحلق إلى سَمْفَرْتَّكَ (Saṃvarttaka)؛ وأما الذراعان—حاملا جميع الأسلحة—فيُسميان باسميهما: “أبجارَثا” و“أنغَكَ”.»
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework when not explicit)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"absorbed; integrating cosmology with iconography","key_question":"How are time-powers and divine weapon-bearing aspects to be installed/recognized in the deity’s limbs during worship?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Continue aṅga-pūjā/nyāsa: assign the chest to Saṃvatsara, the throat to Saṃvarttaka, and worship the two arms (bearers of all weapons) with the names Abjaratha and Aṅgaka.","karmic_consequence":"Aligning worship with cosmic/time deities and the Lord’s protective arms is held to confer completeness and protection; disorder/omission reduces ritual fullness (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord’s body is a time-cosmos: chest as Saṃvatsara (year-cycle sustaining life), throat as Saṃvarttaka (dissolution/fire principle), arms as universal protection through all astras.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Body-as-yajña mapping by function: time (saṃvatsara) as sustaining rhythm, saṃvarttaka as transformative/dissolving force, arms as kṣatra/protection enabling dharma.","vedantic_connection":"Non-dual support: time and dissolution are not outside the Lord; they are powers (śakti) within saguna manifestation, aiding contemplation of īśvara as both sustainer and reabsorber."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmological theism (īśvara as kāla)","core_concept":"Kāla (time) and saṃhāra (reabsorption) are divine modalities; devotion matures when it recognizes these within the Lord’s form.","practical_application":"While worshipping, contemplate the year-cycle in the chest (life-sustaining order) and dissolution-force in the throat (transformative power), seeking steadiness and fearlessness."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Iconography","Time Cycles","Theology (descriptive, non-sectarian)"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: ritual-visualization space (internalized icon)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 45.45.1-2: preceding limb-worship instructions; 45.45.3 continues upward mapping
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A close, iconographic focus on the deity’s torso and arms: chest marked for Saṃvatsara, throat for Saṃvarttaka, and both arms emphasized as weapon-bearing protectors named Abjaratha and Aṅgaka.","item_prompts":["Viṣṇu torso with symbolic markings","year-wheel motif on chest","flame/transformative motif near throat (subtle)","arms holding or implying multiple astras (chakra, śaṅkha, gadā, etc.)","labels/inscriptions of Saṃvatsara, Saṃvarttaka, Abjaratha, Aṅgaka"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized torso with emblematic motifs; arms symmetrically posed with weapons; decorative script bands naming the aspects.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf emphasis on weapons and ornaments; chest emblem as jeweled wheel; throat area with subtle fiery aureole.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined anatomical proportion, delicate weapon detailing, soft glow around chest/throat symbols.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical depiction with symbolic wheel and flame motifs, gentle courtly palette, narrative clarity of limb assignments."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative-mantric","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, steady, meditative"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic literary method of correlating bodily features with cosmic principles (e.g., time-cycles and dissolution), a technique used for systematizing cosmology and iconography in classical Sanskrit traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and iconographic rather than topographical.
The verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis is on perceiving ordered correspondences between the cosmos (time/dissolution) and embodied form, supporting a worldview of structured interrelation.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.