Varaha Purana 54.14: Adhyaya 54, Shloka 14
Nārada’s Teaching on a Viṣṇu-Vrata for Securing a Husband
Narrative of the Apsarases
तस्योपरि ततः पुष्पैर्मण्डपं कारयेद् बुधः । नृत्यवादित्रगेयैश्च जागरं तत्र कारयेत् ॥ ५४.१४ ॥
tasyopari tataḥ puṣpair maṇḍapaṃ kārayed budhaḥ | nṛtyavāditrageyaiś ca jāgaraṃ tatra kārayet || 54.14 ||
उसके ऊपर फूलों का मंडप बनाओ। फिर वहाँ नाच-गाना करो। वाजा बजाओ और गाओ। रात भर जागरण रखो।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicitly indicated in excerpt)
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It documents a performative dimension of Purāṇic worship—flower decoration, pavilion-building, and communal night-vigil practices—useful for reconstructing historical temple-festival and vrata observance patterns.
No specific location is named in this verse fragment; it describes a general ritual arrangement applicable across sacred settings.
The verse emphasizes orderly, intentional ritual conduct—commissioning a clean, beautified space and sustaining mindful wakefulness (jāgara) through culturally structured arts (dance, music, song) rather than disorder.
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