Varaha Purana 47.4: Adhyaya 47, Shloka 4
The Rite of Śrāvaṇa Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī (Dāmodara Worship) and the Exemplum of King Nṛga
एवं सम्पूज्य संस्थाप्य कुम्भं पूर्ववदेव तु । विन्यस्य वस्त्रयुग्मं तु तस्योपरि ततो न्यसेत् ॥ ४७.४ ॥
evaṃ sampūjya saṃsthāpya kumbhaṃ pūrvavad eva tu | vinyasya vastra-yugmaṃ tu tasyopari tato nyaset || 47.4 ||
इस तरह पूजा करके कुंभ को पहले जैसा ही रख दो। उसके ऊपर दो कपड़े डाल दो। फिर उसको कुंभ के ऊपर रख देना।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic-era domestic/temple ritual practice, describing standardized steps in installing and adorning a kumbha (ritual pot), a common element in consecration and worship sequences.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily procedural and applicable across ritual settings.
The verse emphasizes careful adherence to an established ritual sequence ('as before'), reflecting a broader Purāṇic value of disciplined practice and continuity of transmitted procedure.
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