Varaha Purana 182.20: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 20
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
मन्त्रश्च — योऽसौ भवान्लक्षणलक्षितश्च लक्ष्म्या च युक्तः सततं पुराणः ॥ अत्र प्रासादे सुसमिद्धतेजाः प्रवेशमायाहि नमो नमस्ते ॥
mantraś ca — yo'sau bhavān lakṣaṇalakṣitaś ca lakṣmyā ca yuktaḥ satataṃ purāṇaḥ || atra prāsāde susamiddhatejāḥ praveśam āyāhi namo namaste ||
यह मंत्र है। आप जो लक्ष्मी के साथ हमेशा रहते हो, आप पुराने हो। आप इस मंदिर में आओ। आपका तेज चमक रहा है। आपको प्रणाम है।
Varāha (default instructor framework; mantra addresses the deity directly)
FAQs
It preserves a formal invitation/entry mantra used in installation contexts, valuable for tracing Purāṇic mantra style and temple liturgy vocabulary.
No explicit location; the setting is a generic ‘prāsāda’ (temple/edifice).
A model of respectful address—humility (namo namaste) and orderly invitation—framing ritual action as disciplined, non-coercive reverence.
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