Varaha Purana 181.9: Adhyaya 181, Shloka 9
Ritual Procedure for Installing and Consecrating a Madhūka-Wood Icon
प्रतिमां कारयेच्चैव लक्षणोक्तां वसुन्धरे ॥ अर्चाशुद्धिं ततः कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानतः
pratimāṁ kārayec caiva lakṣaṇoktāṁ vasundhare || arcāśuddhiṁ tataḥ kṛtvā pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānataḥ
वसुंधरा, मूर्ति सही तरह से बनाओ जैसे बताया गया है। फिर उसे साफ करो और सही विधि से स्थापित करो।
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves a staged ritual workflow—design standards (lakṣaṇa), purification, and installation—useful for comparing Purāṇic and Āgamic traditions.
None; the verse is procedural rather than topographical.
It advocates careful preparation and cleanliness in handling culturally significant objects.
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