Varaha Purana 183.14: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 14
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
श्रवणे चैव नक्षत्रे कुर्यात्तस्याधिवासनम् ॥ पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन स्थापयेन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ॥
śravaṇe caiva nakṣatre kuryāt tasyādhivāsanam || pūrvoktena vidhānena sthāpayen mantrapūrvakam ||
जब श्रवण नक्षत्र आए, तब मूर्ति की पहली पूजा करनी है। जैसे पहले बताया था, वैसे ही करना है। मंतर पढ़ के मूर्ति को स्थापित करना।
Varāha (default instructor voice for this ritual instruction segment)
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic ritual practice integrates calendrical/astral timing (nakṣatra) with consecration rites, offering evidence for lived ritual scheduling traditions.
No specific place-name is given; the verse specifies an astral marker (Śravaṇa nakṣatra) rather than a location.
Careful adherence to procedure (vidhāna) and disciplined performance of rites in their proper sequence.
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