Varaha Purana 182.12: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 12
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
पञ्चगव्यं च गन्धं च वारिणा सह मिश्रयेत् ॥ चतुरः कलशांश्चैव स्थापयेत्पादमूलतः ॥
pañcagavyaṃ ca gandhaṃ ca vāriṇā saha miśrayet || caturaḥ kalaśāṃścaiva sthāpayet pādamūlataḥ ||
पंचगव्य और इत्र पानी में मिलाओ। चार कलश भर के पानी से भीगो। उन्हें भगवान के पास पैरों के पास रख दो।
Varāha (default instructor framework)
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It preserves a material recipe and spatial arrangement (kalaśa placement) that aligns with broader Indian consecration and pūjā conventions, supporting comparative ritual history.
No geographic site is named; the verse concerns ritual setup applicable across locales.
Emphasis on careful preparation and orderly arrangement as a form of attentiveness and respect within ritual practice.
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