Varaha Purana 182.23: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 23
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
एवं चोद्वर्तनं कृत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥ योऽसौ भवान्सर्वजगत्प्रधानः सम्पूजितो ब्रह्मबृहस्पतिभ्याम् ॥ प्रवन्दितः कारणं मन्त्रयुक्तः सुस्वागतं तिष्ठ सुलोकनाथ ॥
evaṁ codvartanaṁ kṛtvā imaṁ mantram udāharet || yo 'sau bhavān sarvajagatpradhānaḥ sampūjito brahmabṛhaspatibhyām || pravanditaḥ kāraṇaṁ mantrayuktaḥ susvāgataṁ tiṣṭha sulokanātha ||
फिर यह मंत्र बोलो। भगवान, तम पूरी दुनिया के मैन हो। ब्रह्मा और बृहस्पति तुम्हारी पूजा करते हैं। तुम ही सब कारण हो। यहाँ रहो, हमारे स्वागत है।
Varāha (default, providing the mantra text)
FAQs
It preserves a liturgical address used during pūjā, showing how Purāṇic texts integrate praise, hospitality (susvāgata), and installation logic (tiṣṭha) into ritual speech.
No geographic location is named; the mantra is a generalized invitational/praise formula.
Cultivating respectful hospitality and disciplined speech: the deity is welcomed and requested to remain, reflecting an ethic of reverent invitation rather than coercion.
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