Varaha Purana 184.5: Adhyaya 184, Shloka 5

Installation of a Copper Icon (Tāmrārcā) and Its Consecratory Worship

Uttara Bhāga · Tāmra-arcā-sthāpana (Installation of a copper icon)

Devanagari script

अनेनैव तु मन्त्रेण स्थापयित्वा यशस्विनि ॥ पूर्वन्यायेन कर्तव्यमधिवासनपूजनम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 184.5

Transliteration

anenaiva tu mantreṇa sthāpayitvā yaśasvini || pūrvanyāyena karttavyamadhivāsanapūjanam

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

इसी मंत्र से मूर्ति को लगाओ। फिर जैसे पहले बताया था वैसे ही पूजा और व्रत करो।

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Word by Word

• anena: with this
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental Singular
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• eva: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: eva (अव्यय)

• tu: but/and then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya, adversative/contrast particle
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tu (अव्यय)

• mantreṇa: by/with the mantra
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental Singular
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)

• sthāpayitvā: having installed
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), Causative (णिच्): 'having installed'
• Role: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Root: √sthā (धातु) (causative √sthāpaya)

• yaśasvini: O glorious one
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine, Vocative Singular; address (likely to the goddess/image/arcā)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)

• pūrva-nyāyena: according to the earlier rule/procedure
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental Singular; 'pūrveṇa nyāyena' = according to the former procedure
• Role: Karaṇa (करण/means-standard)
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)

• kartavyam: should be done
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; predicative: 'is to be done'
• Role: Kriyā (विधेय/necessity)
• Root: kartavya (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ धातु, gerundive)

• adhivāsana-pūjanam: the consecration and worship
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; itaretara-dvandva: the rites of adhivāsana and pūjana
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: adhivāsana (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• anenaiva = anena eva
• pūrvanyāyena = pūrva-nyāyena
• karttavyamadhivāsanapūjanam = kartavyam adhivāsana-pūjanam

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bhakti rasaSetting: Ritual procedural frame

Speaker

Varāha (addressing Pṛthivī/Bhūmi: “yaśasvini”)

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Attentive/curious recipient of instruction

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Discipline of practice (krama)

Subjects

Ritual ProcedureTextual Cross-reference (pūrva-nyāya)Consecration Rites

Core idea

Spiritual efficacy is supported by fidelity to a tested sequence (krama) and transmission (nyāya).

In practice

When performing installation rites, do not improvise core steps; follow the received pūrva-vidhi for adhivāsana and worship.

The Varaha avatara

With the Earth

Direct address to Bhūmi as 'yaśasvinī' while instructing installation and worship procedure.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Instructional Style
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows internal referencing (“pūrva-nyāya”), a compositional feature indicating standardized procedures and reuse of earlier ritual templates within Purāṇic chapters.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Consistency and fidelity to established procedure are emphasized: one should follow the earlier method rather than improvising.