Varaha Purana 182.39: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 39
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
Uttara Bhāga · Arcā-sthāpana Mantra (Offering Formula)
मन्त्रः — असावनादिः पुरुषः पुराणो नारायणः सर्वजगत्प्रधानः ॥ गन्धं च माल्यानि च धूपदीपौ गृहाण देवेश नमो नमस्ते
mantraḥ — asāv anādiḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇo nārāyaṇaḥ sarvajagatpradhānaḥ || gandhaṃ ca mālyāni ca dhūpadīpau gṛhāṇa deveśa namo namaste
mantraH – asAvanAdiH puruShaH purANo nArAyaNaH sarvajagat pradhAnaH || gandhaM cha mAlyAni cha dhUpa dIpau gRRihANa devesha namo namaste
यह मंत्र है। नारायण सबसे पहले हैं, कोई शुरुआत नहीं उनकी। वो पूरे जगत के मैन हैं। भगवान, यह इत्र, फूल, अगरबत्ती और दिया ले लो। मैं तुम्हे प्रणाम करता हूँ।
Sandhi Notes
- asāv anādiḥ = asau + anādiḥ (vowel sandhi)
- namaste resolved as namas + te
Varāha
Devotional/attentive
Which mantra should be recited while presenting standard offerings (gandha, mālya, dhūpa, dīpa) to the Lord?
The deity of pūjā is the primordial Puruṣa—both personal Lord and foundational principle of the world.
While offering gandha, mālya, dhūpa, and dīpa, contemplate Nārāyaṇa as the cosmic ground; let external offerings mirror inner reverence.
Provides a Nārāyaṇa-focused offering-mantra to be used in worship, guiding Earth (and practitioners) in proper upacāra offerings.
Identifies the worshipped Lord as the beginningless Puruṣa and ‘sarvajagat-pradhāna’, aligning icon-worship with a cosmological absolute (Nārāyaṇa as ground of the cosmos).
Instead, pūjā-upacāras (gandha/mālya/dhūpa/dīpa) function as yajña-like oblations offered to the cosmic Puruṣa.
Bridges saguna-upāsanā (offerings to Devadeva) with nirguṇa-adjacent metaphysics (primordial Puruṣa as world-principle), consistent with Purāṇic Vedānta synthesis.
Offer fragrance, garlands, incense, and lamp while reciting a mantra praising Nārāyaṇa as the primordial, beginningless Puruṣa and world-principle.
Properly mantra-accompanied offerings cultivate bhakti and ritual completeness; omission reduces the act to mere material offering without full devotional efficacy.
Implicit: Nārāyaṇa/Vāsudeva theology can be read as a pan-Vaiṣṇava frame later inclusive of Kṛṣṇa, but no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa marker here.
Varāha Purāṇa: surrounding pūjā-vidhi sections listing upacāras and mantras
FAQs
It preserves a liturgical formula integrating cosmological epithets with standard pūjā offerings, useful for documenting Purāṇic ritual language.
No geographic location is mentioned.
The verse models respectful address and offering—ritual courtesy expressed through homage and formal invitation to accept gifts.
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