Varaha Purana 192.12 — Adhyaya 192, Shloka 12
Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite
एवं शान्तिं पठित्वा तु मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ पुनर्जलाञ्जलिं दत्त्वा त्विमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥
evaṃ śāntiṃ paṭhitvā tu mama karma-parāyaṇaḥ || punar jalāñjaliṃ dattvā tv imaṃ mantram udāharet ||
So soll, nachdem die Beschwichtigungsformel rezitiert wurde, der meinen Riten Ergebene erneut eine Handvoll Wasser darbringen und dann dieses Mantra sprechen.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"After reciting the śānti-text, the practitioner devoted to the Lord’s rites should again offer jalāñjali and then utter the next mantra—ritual sequence matters.","karmic_consequence":"Correct procedure (vidhi) stabilizes the rite and its fruits; negligence or disorder weakens efficacy and incurs ritual fault (doṣa)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Discipline (niyama)","core_concept":"Inner devotion is expressed through orderly action; sequence trains attention and reverence.","practical_application":"Perform śānti recitation with mindful steps—recite, offer water, then proceed to the mokṣa-oriented mantra."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Mantra Studies","Ethics (discipline and procedure)"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Type: ritual setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 192.14 (the mantra to be recited next)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist completes a śānti recitation and offers a handful of water (jalāñjali) before beginning the next mantra, with Varāha as the presiding instructor.","item_prompts":["hands cupped with water (jalāñjali)","water vessel (kalaśa)","prayer beads or manuscript","simple altar with lamp","Varāha as divine witness"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: clear gesture focus on jalāñjali, minimal altar elements, Varāha in calm teaching stance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted kalaśa and lamp, ornate manuscript stand, central devotional act emphasized.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined depiction of hands and water, gentle interior temple light, subdued palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: riverbank setting with flowing water, small shrine, intimate devotional moment."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Procedural, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhvani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructional, steady"}
FAQs
It preserves a ritual sequence (recitation → water offering → mantra), valuable for reconstructing practical liturgical order in Purāṇic tradition.
No location is specified; the verse concerns ritual steps rather than sacred geography.
To follow a disciplined, orderly procedure in rites, emphasizing careful completion and repeated acts of offering.
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