Varaha Purana 181.1: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 1
Ritual Procedure for Installing and Consecrating a Madhūka-Wood Icon
अथ मधुकाष्ठप्रतिमायामर्चास्थापनम् ॥ सूत उवाच ॥ एवं श्रुत्वा परं स्थानं सा मही संहितव्रता ॥ सर्वक्षेत्रविभागेषु यश्च वै परमो विधिः ॥
atha madhukāṣṭha-pratimāyām arcā-sthāpanam || sūta uvāca || evaṃ śrutvā paraṃ sthānaṃ sā mahī saṃhitavratā || sarvakṣetra-vibhāgeṣu yaś ca vai paramo vidhiḥ
अब बात करते हैं कि मधुकाष्ठ के लकड़ी की मूर्ति कैसे बनाते हैं और उसकी पूजा कैसे करते हैं। सूत ने कहा। यह सब सुन के मही ने व्रत पकड़ा हुआ था। उसने पूछा कि सब जगह का नियम क्या है।
Sūta (explicit narrator)
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It signals a shift to material-culture concerns—icon installation and worship—while also referencing the organization of kṣetras (sacred sites), valuable for mapping Purāṇic ritual geography.
No single location is named here; the verse refers generally to ‘divisions of sacred sites’ (sarvakṣetra-vibhāga).
The text frames sacred-site practice and worship installation as governed by ‘vidhi’ (regulated procedure), emphasizing disciplined stewardship of ritual and place.
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