Varaha Purana 182.16 — Adhyaya 182, Shloka 16
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
एतेषु भूतेषु च संविधाता आवासितस्तिष्ठति लोकनाथ ॥
eteṣu bhūteṣu ca saṃvidhātā āvāsitas tiṣṭhati lokanātha ||
এই ভূত/তত্ত্বসমূহৰ ভিতৰতে বিধাতা—ইয়াত প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত—লোকনাথ ৰূপে অৱস্থিত থাকে।
Varāha (default instructor framework)
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Philosophical Instruction","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 182.17 (punar-āvāhana mantra invoking categories)
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It encapsulates a widely attested Purāṇic idea of divine immanence—useful for mapping doctrinal language used alongside ritual installation (āvāsana).
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A philosophical orientation toward reverence for the world as pervaded by an ordering principle, supporting careful conduct in ritual and daily life.
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