Varaha Purana 182.18: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 18

Installation of a Stone Image

Ritual Procedure for Consecration

Devanagari script

पञ्चगव्यं ततः प्राश्य मन्त्रेण विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ सर्वगन्धैश्च लाजैश्च पञ्चगव्यजलं तथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 182.18

Transliteration

pañcagavyaṃ tataḥ prāśya mantreṇa vidhipūrvakam || sarvagandhaiś ca lājaiś ca pañcagavyajalaṃ tathā ||

Translation

फिर पंचगव्य पीना है मंत्र के साथ। सारी खुशबू वाली चीज़ें लेनी है। लइया भी चाहिए। पंचगव्य का पानी भी रखना है।

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Word by Word

• pañcagavyam: pañcagavya (five cow-products mixture)
• pañcagavyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca + gavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu compound (द्विगु: pañca-gavya); Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/अनुक्रमवाचक अव्यय)

• prāśya: having consumed / having sipped
• prāśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-aś (धातु) + -ya (कृत्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्: -ya), ‘having eaten/tasted’

• mantreṇa: with the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• vidhi-pūrvakam: in due/ritual manner
• vidhi-pūrvakam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially; Neuter, Accusative Singular functioning as adverb: ‘according to rule’

• sarvagandhaiḥ: with all perfumes/fragrances
• sarvagandhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘all fragrances’; Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• lājaiḥ: with parched grains (lājā)
• lājaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• pañcagavyajalam: water of/with pañcagavya
• pañcagavyajalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcagavya + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: pañcagavyasya jalam); Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tathā: likewise / also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (तुल्यतार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Purification Rites
• Pūjā Materials
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a purificatory sequence (prāśana) embedded in a larger installation/offerings context, contributing to documentation of ritual purity practices in Purāṇic sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Performing prescribed acts ‘according to rule’ (vidhipūrvakam), highlighting conscientious adherence rather than improvisation.