Varaha Purana 181.11: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 11
Ritual Procedure for Installing and Consecrating a Madhūka-Wood Icon
कर्पूरं कुङ्कुमं चैव त्वचं चागुरुमेव च ॥ रसं च चन्दनं चैव सिल्हकोशीरकं तथा
karpūraṁ kuṅkumaṁ caiva tvacaṁ cāgurum eva ca || rasaṁ ca candanaṁ caiva silhakōśīrakaṁ tathā
पूजा के लिए कपूर और केसर चढ़ाओ। फिर छाल और अगरु भी रखना। इत्र और चंदन भी चाहिए। और सिल्हका और उसिरा भी लाओ।
Varāha
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It preserves a catalog of aromatics used in worship, valuable for reconstructing historical trade, perfumery, and ritual material culture.
No explicit location is named; several substances imply long-distance networks, but the verse itself is not topographical.
Implicitly, it promotes careful selection of appropriate materials for cultural-heritage ritual contexts.
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