Varaha Purana 183.8: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 8
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
भूमे एवं विजानीहि स्थापितोऽहं न संशयः ॥ सम्पदस्तु प्रयच्छामि पूजितोऽहं धराधरे ॥
bhūme evaṃ vijānīhi sthāpito 'haṃ na saṃśayaḥ || sampadas tu prayacchāmi pūjito 'haṃ dharādhare ||
O Erde, erkenne es so: Wenn ich ordnungsgemäß eingesetzt bin, besteht kein Zweifel an meiner Gegenwart. Wenn man mich verehrt, gewähre ich Wohlstand, o Trägerin der Erdmassen.
Varāha (default, addressing Pṛthivī)
Direct address to Bhūmi, assuring presence through proper स्थापना (installation) and promising prosperity upon worship.
How is Varāha’s presence secured in a consecrated form, and what fruit follows from worship?
curious
When duly installed and worshipped, the deity grants संपद् (prosperity); ritual स्थापना is affirmed as efficacious.
Proper installation and pūjā yield prosperity and assured divine favor; neglect implies loss of that promised auspiciousness.
Divine accessibility through consecrated presence (स्थापना) and reciprocal grace through worship.
Perform installation and regular pūjā with faith; treat worship as a living relationship that yields welfare (सम्पद्).
Varāha Purāṇa 183.9-13 (continuation on modes of worship and inner devotion)
FAQs
It articulates a classic Purāṇic linkage between correct installation (sthāpana) and perceived efficacy, relevant to the study of temple and domestic consecration practices.
No specific place is named; the addressee is Bhūmi (Earth personified).
To value procedural correctness (installation and worship) as a disciplined practice rather than treating ritual as arbitrary.
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