Varaha Purana 118.2: Adhyaya 118, Shloka 2
Procedure for Divine Worship Services
Ritual Attendant Protocol
Uttara Bhāga · Devopacāra-vidhi (Ritual Protocol for Daily Worship)
वक्ष्यमाणेन मन्त्रेण उद्धृत्य दन्तकाष्ठकम् ॥ दीपं न ज्वालयेत् तावद् यावन्न स्पृश्यते धरा ॥
vakṣyamāṇena mantreṇa uddhṛtya dantakāṣṭhakam || dīpaṃ na jvālayet tāvad yāvan na spṛśyate dharā ||
vakShyamANena mantreNa uddhRRitya dantakAShThakam || dIpaM na jvAlayettAvadyAvanna spRRishyate dharA
जब तक ज़मीन को हाथ नहीं लगाया, तब तक दिया मत जलाओ। पहले मंत्र बोलते हुए दाँतों की लकड़ी उठाओ। फिर ही आगे बढ़ो।
Sandhi Notes
- यावन्न → यावत् + न
- वक्ष्यमाणेन मन्त्रेण: करण-सम्बन्धः
- स्पृश्यते is passive-like (कर्मणि/भावे)
Varāha
Outer order (krama) and bodily acts (touching earth, controlled lighting of lamp) train inner attentiveness and purity in worship.
Follow the exact pūjā-preliminaries: mantra with dantakāṣṭha, complete the grounding act (touching dharā) before lighting the dīpa; treat small steps as spiritually consequential.
In the preparatory rite, after taking up the tooth-stick with the prescribed mantra, do not light the lamp until the ground has been touched as required.
Correct sequencing preserves ritual purity and efficacy; violating order is treated as procedural fault that can reduce the rite’s fruit and require correction.
Varāha Purāṇa 118 (devopacāra procedural sequence)
FAQs
It preserves a procedural micro-sequence of worship, useful for tracing the history of domestic/temple ritual ordering in Purāṇic sources.
None; “dharā” here denotes the ground/earth as a ritual referent, not a named place.
Ritual acts are to be performed with attention to sequence and prescribed preliminaries, emphasizing disciplined practice.
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