Varaha Purana 183.23: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 23

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

Devanagari script

पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन दद्यात्प्रापणकं नरः ॥ पश्चादाचमनं दद्यान्मन्त्रपूर्वं प्रयत्नतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.23

Transliteration

pūrvoktena vidhānena dadyāt prāpaṇakaṃ naraḥ || paścād ācamanam dadyān mantra-pūrvaṃ prayatnataḥ ||

Translation

जैसे पहले बताया गया है, वैसे ही बाँटने का काम करो। उसके बाद मंत्र पढ़ के पानी पिलाओ, ध्यान से।

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Word by Word

• pūrva-uktena: by the previously stated
• pūrva-uktena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समास: पूर्वेण उक्तम् (previously stated)

• vidhānena: by the procedure/rite
• vidhānena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• prāpaṇakam: the prāpaṇaka offering
• prāpaṇakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpaṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man (the performer)
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• ācamanam: sipping water (ācamanam)
• ācamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• dadyāt: should give/perform
• dadyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• mantra-pūrvam: with mantra first / preceded by mantra
• mantra-pūrvam: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb), अर्थ: मन्त्रपूर्वकं (preceded by mantra)

• prayatnataḥ: carefully/with effort
• prayatnataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), अर्थ: प्रयत्नेन/यत्नात् (with effort)

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves technical ritual vocabulary (prāpaṇaka, ācamanam) and shows how Purāṇic texts encode practical liturgical sequences.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name is stated in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual actions should be performed carefully (prayatnataḥ) and with proper verbal framing (mantra-pūrvam).