Varaha Purana 184.2 — Adhyaya 184, Shloka 2
Installation of a Copper Icon (Tāmrārcā) and Its Consecratory Worship
ततो वेश्मन्युपागम्य स्थापयित्वा उदङ्मुखः ॥ चित्रायां चैव नक्षत्रे कुर्याच्चैवाधिवासनम्
tato veśmanyupāgamya sthāpayitvā udaṅmukhaḥ || citrāyāṃ caiva nakṣatre kuryāccaivādhivāsanam
Luego, entrando en la casa y habiéndola instalado mirando hacia el norte, debe realizarse la consagración llamada adhivāsana cuando la mansión lunar sea Citrā.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"For domestic installation, enter the house, set up the object facing north, and perform adhivāsana specifically under Citrā nakṣatra.","karmic_consequence":"Proper nakṣatra and orientation are implied to yield siddhi/auspicious stabilization of the rite; neglect risks inauspiciousness and ritual incompletion (asiddhi)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual-epistemic (ṛta through kāla/dik)","core_concept":"Sacral efficacy depends on harmonizing action with cosmic time (nakṣatra) and space (direction).","practical_application":"Choose Citrā nakṣatra and north-facing placement when performing adhivāsana/installation in a home shrine."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Timing (Nakṣatra)","Domestic Ritual","Heritage Astronomy (Jyotiṣa markers)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: household ritual setting
Related Themes: 184.5.0 (pūrva-nyāya: earlier procedure for adhivāsana); 184.6.0 (next-day purification and snāna sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A domestic shrine room where an icon or ritual vessel is being set in place facing north, while a priest marks the moment under the Citrā constellation.","item_prompts":["north-facing pedestal/āsana","household altar with lamps","kalasha and ritual tray","night-sky motif indicating Citrā nakṣatra","priest/ācārya gesturing installation"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized interior shrine, clear north-direction cue, star motif for Citrā, calm priestly figures with precise hand-gestures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf haloed shrine backdrop, ornate altar, emphasized kalasha and lamps, subtle star emblem for Citrā, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, refined domestic mandapa, understated nakṣatra symbol, serene ritual focus.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate indoor scene with bright textiles, simplified altar, crisp directional composition, small star cluster for Citrā in a windowed sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"procedural and auspicious","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bilāval for clarity)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructional, steady"}
FAQs
It demonstrates how ritual manuals embed astronomical timing (nakṣatra) and orientation (north-facing), informing the study of lived ritual calendars and spatial symbolism.
No named location appears; the verse specifies orientation (north) rather than a pilgrimage site.
The verse promotes procedural exactness—time, orientation, and preparatory rites are treated as part of responsible practice.
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