Varaha Purana 49.3: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 3

The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit

Pūrva Bhāga · Ritual Procedure (Pūjā-vidhi) — Icon/kalasha installation context

Devanagari script

प्रभवाय शिरः पूज्य प्राग्वदग्रे घटं न्यसेत् । तस्मिन् सौवर्णकं देवं पद्मनाभं तु विन्यसेत् ॥ ४९.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 49.3

Transliteration

prabhavāya śiraḥ pūjya prāgvad agre ghaṭaṃ nyaset | tasmin sauvarṇakaṃ devaṃ padmanābhaṃ tu vinyaset || 49.3 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

পূৰ্ববিধি অনুসাৰে শিৰঃ পূজা কৰি, সন্মুখত কলহ স্থাপন কৰিব; তাত সোণময় পদ্মনাভ দেৱক প্ৰতিষ্ঠা কৰিব।

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Word by Word

• prabhavāya: to Prabhava (the source)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Root: prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)

• śiraḥ: head
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; पदान्त ‘-as’ → ‘-aḥ’ (विसर्ग)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)

• pūjya: having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); अव्ययभावे क्रियाविशेषणवत्—‘पूज्य’ = having worshipped / after worshipping
• Role: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (कृत्)

• prākvat: as before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (as before)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Root: prākvat (अव्यय)

• agre: in front
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः—‘in front’
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)

• ghaṭam: pot (ritual vessel)
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)

• nyaset: should place
• Type: Verb
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—नि
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)

• tasmin: in that (pot)
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• sauvarṇakam: golden
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तद्धित—‘सौवर्णक’ = made of gold
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (तद्धित)

• devam: deity
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)

• padmanābham: Padmanabha
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—पद्मस्य नाभिः यस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: padmanābha (प्रातिपदिक)

• tu: indeed/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• vinyaset: should install/place properly
• Type: Verb
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गौ—वि, नि
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: vi-ni-√as (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• prāgvad agre → prāgvad-agre (padānta d + a sandhi)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Ritual-space (gṛha/maṇḍapa) implied

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ritual-hermeneutics (upāsanā)

Subjects

Ritual PracticeMaterial CultureVaiṣṇava Iconography

Core idea

Orderly external acts (bahir-yajña) can stabilize inner recollection of the cosmic Lord (smṛti of Padmanābha).

In practice

Maintain correct sequence: preliminary honor, east-facing placement, clean vessel, and mindful installation as a discipline of attention.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Manuscript Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a concise ritual instruction sequence (nyāsa/installation and vessel placement) that reflects the material and liturgical culture of Purāṇic-era Vaiṣṇava practice, useful for comparing later temple and domestic pūjā manuals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is procedural (placement of a ghaṭa and installation of Padmanābha).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined adherence to an established procedure ('as previously prescribed'), presenting ritual orderliness and careful placement/installation as the guiding principle.