Varaha Purana 182.7: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 7

Installation of a Stone Image

Ritual Procedure for Consecration

Devanagari script

ततो वै स्थापयेत् तत्र पूर्वाभिमुखमेव तु ॥ अहोरात्रमुषित्वैवं शुक्लवस्त्रेण भूषितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 182.7

Transliteration

tato vai sthāpayet tatra pūrvābhimukham eva tu || ahorātram uṣitvā evaṃ śukla-vastreṇa bhūṣitaḥ ||

Translation

Dann soll man es dort aufstellen, nach Osten ausgerichtet. Nachdem man so einen Tag und eine Nacht verweilt hat, in weiße Gewänder gekleidet, setzt sich das Ritual fort.

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Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/काल (thereafter)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)

• स्थापयेत्: should install/place
• स्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → स्थापय (धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) — ‘should cause to be placed/should install’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• पूर्वाभिमुखम्: facing east
• पूर्वाभिमुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पूर्वं अभिमुखम् = facing east)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अन्वय/विरोध

• अहोरात्रम्: a day and a night
• अहोरात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (अहश्च रात्रिश्च) — ‘day and night’ (as a unit)

• उषित्वा: having stayed
• उषित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वस् (धातु) → उषित (क्त) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल — ‘having stayed/dwelt’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• शुक्लवस्त्रेण: with a white garment
• शुक्लवस्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुक्लं वस्त्रम्)

• भूषितः: adorned
• भूषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूष् (धातु) → भूषित (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) — ‘adorned’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Temple Orientation
• Vigil Observances
• Cultural Heritage Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Directional orientation and timed observances are key data for historians of temple ritual and sacred architecture norms.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; only orientation (east-facing) is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-discipline and ritual cleanliness are highlighted through vigil and prescribed attire.