Varaha Purana 181.19: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 19
Ritual Procedure for Installing and Consecrating a Madhūka-Wood Icon
मन्त्रः— योऽसौ भवान्सर्वजनप्रवीर गतिः प्रभुस्त्वं वससि ह्यमोघ ॥ अनेन मन्त्रेण च लोकनाथ संस्थापितस्तिष्ठ च वासुदेव
mantraḥ— yo'sau bhavān sarvajanapravīra gatiḥ prabhus tvaṃ vasasi hy amogha || anena mantreṇa ca lokanātha saṃsthāpitas tiṣṭha ca vāsudeva
यह मंत्र है, तुम सबसे बड़े हो, तुम ही आसरा हो, तुम ही मालिक हो। तुम यहाँ रहते हो, तुम्हारी बात कभी फेल नहीं होती। इस मंत्र से मूर्ति को बैठा दो, नारायण यहाँ खड़े रहो।
Varāha
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It provides a consecration formula that illustrates how Purāṇic communities articulated divine presence in an installed image through standardized speech-acts (mantra).
No geographic marker appears; the mantra is portable and intended for use wherever installation is performed.
The verse frames installation as a responsible, intentional act—using controlled language to mark the transition from material object to ritually recognized presence.
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