Varaha Purana 183.22: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 22

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

Devanagari script

तत एतेन मन्त्रेण वस्त्रं दद्याद्यथोचितम् ॥ धूपदीपादिभिः पूज्य प्रापणं परिकल्पयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.22

Transliteration

tata etena mantreṇa vastraṃ dadyād yathocitam || dhūpa-dīpādibhiḥ pūjya prāpaṇaṃ parikalpayet ||

Translation

Dann soll man mit diesem Mantra ein Gewand geben, wie es angemessen ist; nachdem man mit Räucherwerk, Lichtern und dergleichen verehrt hat, richte man die Darbringung bzw. Verteilung (prāpaṇa) ein.

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• etena: with this
• etena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (instrumental singular of 'this')

• mantreṇa: by/with the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• vastram: cloth/garment
• vastram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष? actually 3rd person, एकवचन; धातु: दा (to give)

• yathā-ucitam: as appropriate
• yathā-ucitam: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial), अर्थ: 'यथोचितम्' = यथानुरूपम् (as is proper)

• dhūpa-dīpa-ādibhiḥ: with incense, lamps, etc.
• dhūpa-dīpa-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समास: 'धूपदीपादि' (incense, lamp, etc.) + भिस्

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: क्तव्य (gerundive/future passive participle), अव्ययभावे प्रयोगः; अर्थ: 'पूज्य' = पूजनं कृत्वा/पूजयित्वा (having worshipped / after worshipping)

• prāpaṇam: offering/gift called prāpaṇa
• prāpaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• parikalpayet: should arrange/prepare
• parikalpayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari+kalp (कल्प् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातु: कल्प् (to arrange/prepare) उपसर्ग: परि

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standardized Purāṇic ritual sequence combining dāna (gift-giving) with pūjā elements (incense, lamp), reflecting medieval South Asian liturgical culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Appropriate giving (yathocitam) and orderly preparation of offerings, emphasizing disciplined generosity and ritual care.