Varaha Purana 183.28: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 28
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
यो गुरुं पूजयेद्भक्त्या विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ तेनाहं पूजितो नित्यं देवि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥
yo guruṃ pūjayed bhaktyā vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || tenāhaṃ pūjito nityaṃ devi satyaṃ bravīmi te ||
जो कोई अपने गुरु की भक्ति से पूजा करता है, सही विधि से, मैं उस्से हमेशा पूजा हुआ मानता हूँ। देवी, मैं तुमसे सच बोल रहा हूँ।
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework; addressing Devī/Pṛthivī)
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It highlights the centrality of the guru in premodern knowledge transmission and frames teacher-honor as a socially stabilizing norm.
No geographic location is stated.
Sustained respect for teachers through disciplined, rule-aligned conduct.
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