Varaha Purana 185.22: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 22
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Uttara Bhāga · Ritual Manuals (Concluding praise and final offering)
वेदोपवेद ऋग्वेद यजुर्वेद सामवेद अथर्वणवेद संस्तुत इति नमः परम्परायेति॥ अर्चितालङ्कृतं कृत्वा पूर्वन्यायेन सुन्दरी॥ पश्चान्मे प्रापणं दद्यान्मन्त्रवद्विधिपूर्वकम्॥
vedopaveda ṛgveda yajurveda sāmaveda atharvaṇaveda saṁstuta iti namaḥ paramparāyeti || arcitālaṅkṛtaṁ kṛtvā pūrvanyāyena sundari || paścānme prāpaṇaṁ dadyānmantravadvidhipūrvakam ||
vedopaveda RRigveda yajurveda sAmaveda atharvaNaveda saMstuta iti namaH paramparAyeti || architAlaMkRRitaM kRRitvA pUrvanyAyena sundari || pashchAnme prApaNaM dadyAnmantravadvidhipUrvakam
चारों वेद इसकी तारीफ करते हैं। ऋग्वेद, यजुर्वेद, सामवेद, अथर्ववेद। इस परंपरा को नमस्ते। पहले भगवान की पूजा और श्रृंगार करो। फिर अंत में प्रसाद भगवान को समर्पित करो। मंत्र के साथ सही तरीके से।
Sandhi Notes
- paramparāyeti = paramparāya + iti
- arcitālaṅkṛtaṁ = arcita + alaṅkṛtam
- paścānme = paścāt + me (t + m → nm)
- dadyānmantravadvidhipūrvakam = dadyāt + mantra-vat + vidhi-pūrvakam (t + m → nm)
Varāha
Curious/attentive (addressed as sundarī)
Right worship is not merely personal preference; it is anchored in Veda and living tradition (paramparā), culminating in a properly concluded rite.
In ritual or study, acknowledge sources/teachers, follow a coherent sequence, and complete actions (don’t abandon rites mid-way).
The deity is framed as Veda-stuta (praised by all Vedas), aligning Varāha/Vaiṣṇava worship with yajña-authority; ‘paramparā’ signals transmission as a sacred conduit of śakti.
Vedas as the praising voices around the Lord; prāpaṇa as a ‘completion oblation’ analogous to concluding offerings in yajña sequences.
Śruti-prāmāṇya: the Lord is known/authorized through Veda; paramparā preserves right understanding (samyag-jñāna) and right practice (samyak-kriyā).
After worship and adornment per prior procedure, utter Veda-praise and ‘namaḥ paramparāyai’, then present the concluding offering (prāpaṇa) with mantra and rule.
Honoring Vedic authority and lineage (paramparā) stabilizes ritual legitimacy and yields śāstrīya phala; ignoring prescribed order/tradition renders worship irregular and less fruitful.
Varāha Purāṇa 185.25 (post-prāpaṇa: ācamana and śānti-pāṭha)
FAQs
It demonstrates Purāṇic strategies of legitimization through Vedic citation and explicit reference to ‘paramparā’ (transmission), important for understanding how ritual authority was framed.
No geography is specified; the verse concerns textual authority and ritual completion.
Respect for orderly transmission and regulated practice—actions should be performed ‘according to rule’ and with awareness of inherited tradition.
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