Varaha Purana 183.10: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 10
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
मद्भक्तः सततं नित्यं कर्मणा परिवेष्टितः ॥ स वै मत्परितोषार्थं मनस्येव प्रपूजयेत् ॥
madbhaktaḥ satataṃ nityaṃ karmaṇā pariveṣṭitaḥ || sa vai matparitoṣārthaṃ manasy eva prapūjayet ||
मेरा भक्त हमेशा काम में रहता है। उसको सिर्फ मन में मुझे याद करना चाहिए, मुझे खुश करने के लिए।
Varāha (default, first-person devotional instruction)
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It attests to the legitimacy of internalized worship (manasa-pūjā) within Purāṇic frameworks, complementing external ritual and accommodating everyday obligations.
No geographic location is mentioned; the verse concerns inner practice.
To sustain devotion and reflective attention even when external circumstances limit elaborate ritual performance.
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