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Ritual Procedure for Installing and Consecrating a Madhūka-Wood Icon
सर्वामेवं ततः कृत्वा मम संस्थापनक्रियाम् ॥ पूज्या भागवताः सर्वे ये तत्र समुपागताः
sarvām evaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā mama saṃsthāpanakriyām || pūjyā bhāgavatāḥ sarve ye tatra samupāgatāḥ
यह सब करने के बाद, जो भी भक्त वहाँ आए हैं, उन सबको सम्मान देना है। यह पूरा काम मेरा स्थापना का है।
Varāha
It shows how ritual events were also social events, embedding hospitality and communal recognition into the liturgical sequence.
No location is named; the focus is on community practice at the ritual site.
Respect and care for participants—honoring those who assemble for the rite—is presented as an integral part of proper procedure.
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