Varaha Purana 184.8: Adhyaya 184, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

सुगन्धद्रव्यसंयुक्तं जलं चादाय पूजकः ॥ ततो मे स्नपनं कार्यमिमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 184.8

Transliteration

sugandha-dravya-saṁyuktaṁ jalaṁ cādāya pūjakaḥ || tato me snapanaṁ kāryam imaṁ mantram udāharet ||

Translation

पुजारी महक वाला पानी ले आए। वो भगवान को नहलाए और यह मंत्र बोले।

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Word by Word

• sugandha-dravya-saṁyuktam: mixed with fragrant substances
• sugandha-dravya-saṁyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sugandha + dravya + saṁyukta (कृदन्त; √yuj/युज् + sam- उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘saṁyukta’ = ‘mixed/combined’; समासः: (सुगन्धं द्रव्यं) इति कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष-आधार + तेन संयुक्तम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष) समास-समुच्चय (practically a determinative compound chain)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा) with ā- (आ + √दा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/क्त्वा) ‘having taken’

• pūjakaḥ: the worshipper/priest
• pūjakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• me: my / for me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possessor/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg; enclitic मे)

• snapanam: bathing/ablution
• snapanam: Karta (कर्ता; predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snapana (प्रातिपदिक; √snā/स्ना + णिच् भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• kāryam: to be done/should be performed
• kāryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative) ‘to be done/should be done’

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘mantram’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• udāharet: should recite/utter
• udāharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हृ) with ud-ā- (उद्-आ + √हृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects a material-ritual vocabulary—fragrant additives and consecrated water—important for reconstructing historical pūjā practice and its sensory dimensions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse focuses on ritual materials and recitation sequence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It stresses careful preparation and correct procedural order before reciting the mantra.