Varaha Purana 50.5: Adhyaya 50, Shloka 5
The Procedure for the Dharaṇī Vow
Kārtika Dvādaśī Observance
Pūrva Bhāga · Ritual Practice and Devotional Discipline (Snāna–Arcana Vidhi)
प्राग्विधानॆन संकल्प्य तद्वत् स्नानं तु कारयेत् । विभुमेवर्चयेद् देवं नारायणमकल्मषम् ॥ ५०.५ ॥
prāgvidhānena saṅkalpya tadvat snānaṃ tu kārayet | vibhumev arcayed devaṃ nārāyaṇam akalmaṣam || 50.5 ||
prAgvidhAnena saMkalpya tadvat snAnaM tu kArayet | vibhumevArchayed devaM nArAyaNamakalmaSham || 50.5 ||
पहले संकल्प लो, जो विधि है उस हिसाब से। फिर उसी तरह से नहा लो। उसके बाद नारायण भगवान की पूजा करो। वो बिल्कुल साफ हैं, कोई दोष नहीं।
Sandhi Notes
- prāgvidhānena = prāk-vidhānena
- vibhumev arcayed = vibhum eva arcayet
Varāha
Saṅkalpa aligns will; snāna aligns body; exclusive Nārāyaṇa-worship aligns mind—together forming integrated sādhana.
Begin vrata with clear intention, maintain bodily purity, and keep the iṣṭa-devatā focus undivided during worship.
After making saṅkalpa per prior vidhi, perform snāna accordingly and worship Nārāyaṇa alone (exclusive devotion) as the pure deity.
Correct saṅkalpa + snāna + Nārāyaṇa-arcana yields ritual purity and vrata-phala; deviation undermines efficacy.
Establishes the core upāsanā (Nārāyaṇa-arcana) that leads to the fruit.
Implicit Vaiṣṇava exclusivity toward Nārāyaṇa.
Varāha Purāṇa 50.50.6-7 (aṅga-pūjā of Hari with specific epithets/mantras)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ritual discipline (saṅkalpa and snāna) with focused devotional worship, illustrating how later Sanskrit traditions systematized practice through concise procedural injunctions.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general procedural instruction rather than a site-specific description.
The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality (saṅkalpa) and ritual cleanliness (snāna) coupled with single-pointed worship of a morally pure ideal (akalmaṣa), presenting purity and focused devotion as guiding principles.
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