Varaha Purana 182.4: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 4
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
दीपकं च ततो दद्याद्बलिं दध्योदनेन च ॥ नमो नारायणायेति उक्त्वा मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥
dīpakaṃ ca tato dadyād baliṃ dadhyodanena ca || namo nārāyaṇāyeti uktvā mantram udīrayet ||
फिर दिया जलाओ और दही चावल भोग लगा दो। नमो नारायणाय बोल के मंत्र पढ़ो।
Varāha
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It evidences specific offering types (lamp, bali, curd-rice) that inform the history of liturgical practice and ritual food culture.
No location is named; the verse describes standard offerings applicable across regions.
Structured giving—offering light and sustenance—models a disciplined, non-coercive form of devotional and communal practice.
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