Varaha Purana 183.26: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

पश्चाद्भागवतान्पूज्य ततो ब्राह्मणपूजनम् ॥ शिरसा वचनं कार्यं दक्षिणाभिः प्रपूज्य च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.26

Transliteration

paścād bhāgavatān pūjya tato brāhmaṇa-pūjanam || śirasā vacanaṃ kāryaṃ dakṣiṇābhiḥ prapūjya ca ||

Translation

फिर भगवान के भक्तों की पूजा करो। उसके बाद पंडित लोगों की इज्जत करो। उनकी बात सर झुका के सुनो। इनाम दे के भी उनका सम्मान करो।

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Word by Word

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

• bhāgavatān: devotees (Bhāgavatas)
• bhāgavatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: क्तव्य (gerundive) used in absolutive sense; अर्थ: पूज्य = पूजयित्वा (having worshipped)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (thereafter)

• brāhmaṇa-pūjanam: worship of Brahmins
• brāhmaṇa-pūjanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: ब्राह्मणानां पूजनम् (worship of Brahmins). (Contextually: to be done)

• śirasā: with the head (in reverence)
• śirasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• vacanam: speech/utterance
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kāryam: should be done
• kāryam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्तव्य (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate): 'should be done'

• dakṣiṇābhiḥ: with gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
• dakṣiṇābhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• prapūjya: having honored well
• prapūjya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-अर्थे ल्यप्/क्त्य (absolutive/gerund-like), पूर्वकालक्रिया; अर्थ: प्रपूज्य = प्रपूज्य (having duly honored)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Gift Economy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences institutional roles (devotee communities and learned specialists) and the circulation of dakṣiṇā within ritual economies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is mentioned in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Respectful conduct toward religious specialists and community members, including material support and humility.