Varaha Purana 49.3: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 3
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
प्रभवाय शिरः पूज्य प्राग्वदग्रे घटं न्यसेत् । तस्मिन् सौवर्णकं देवं पद्मनाभं तु विन्यसेत् ॥ ४९.३ ॥
prabhavāya śiraḥ pūjya prāgvad agre ghaṭaṃ nyaset | tasmin sauvarṇakaṃ devaṃ padmanābhaṃ tu vinyaset || 49.3 ||
पहले सर को भगवान के लिए समर्पित करो। उसके बाद आगे एक पानी का कलश रख दो। उस कलश में सोने जैसा पद्मनाभ भगवान को बिठा दो।
Varāha
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It preserves a concise ritual instruction sequence (nyāsa/installation and vessel placement) that reflects the material and liturgical culture of Purāṇic-era Vaiṣṇava practice, useful for comparing later temple and domestic pūjā manuals.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is procedural (placement of a ghaṭa and installation of Padmanābha).
The verse emphasizes disciplined adherence to an established procedure ('as previously prescribed'), presenting ritual orderliness and careful placement/installation as the guiding principle.
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