Varaha Purana 181.6: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 6
Ritual Procedure for Installing and Consecrating a Madhūka-Wood Icon
ब्रह्मचारी समासाद्य कथं तिष्ठसि माधव ॥ दन्तरत्ने समासाद्य कथं सन्तिष्ठते भवान्
brahmacārī samāsādya kathaṁ tiṣṭhasi mādhava || dantaratne samāsādya kathaṁ santiṣṭhate bhavān
जब मैं ब्रह्मचारी बनके तुम्हारे पास आया, तो माधव, तुम कैसे हो? और जब मैं तुम्हारे दाँत के पास आया जो हीरा जैसा है, तब भी तुम कैसे थे?
Pṛthivī
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era interest in formalizing temple/ritual procedures through dialogue, framing practice as a question-and-answer transmission.
No specific location is named in this verse; it is primarily a ritual-theological inquiry.
The verse emphasizes disciplined approach (brahmacarya) and proper inquiry before ritual establishment.
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