Varaha Purana 211.59: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 59
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
तस्योपरि न्यसेन्मत्स्यस्वरूपं तु जनार्दनम् ॥ निष्कमात्रसुवर्णेन घटितं तु वरानने
tasyopari nyasen matsya-svarūpaṁ tu janārdanam || niṣkamātra-suvarṇena ghaṭitaṁ tu varānane
उस कुंभ के ऊपर मत्स्य रूप वाला जनार्दन को बिठाना है। उसे सोना से बनाना है, एक निष्क के बराबर।
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It is a direct witness to Purāṇic iconographic practice—specifying form (Matsya) and material (gold)—useful for art history and ritual studies.
No location is mentioned; the instruction is portable and not tied to a single pilgrimage site.
The verse emphasizes careful, respectful representation of the deity—an ethic of craftsmanship and ritual propriety.
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