Varaha Purana 182.28 — Adhyaya 182, Shloka 28

Installation of a Stone Image

Ritual Procedure for Consecration

Devanagari script

पूर्वोक्तेनैव मन्त्रेण दद्यत्प्रापणकं बुधः ॥ प्रापणान्ते चाचमनं दद्याद्देहविशुद्धये ॥

Transliteration

pūrvoktenaiva mantreṇa dadyāt prāpaṇakaṁ budhaḥ || prāpaṇānte cācamanaṁ dadyād dehaviśuddhaye ||

Translation

ໃຊ້ມັນຕຣາດຽວກັນທີ່ໄດ້ກ່າວໄວ້ກ່ອນ ຜູ້ຮູ້ພຶງຖວາຍປຣາປະນະ. ແລະເມື່ອສິ້ນສຸດປຣາປະນະ ພຶງເຮັດອາຈະມະນະ (ຈິບນ້ຳບໍລິສຸດ) ເພື່ອຊຳລະກາຍ.

Word by Word

• पूर्वोक्तेन: with the previously stated
• पूर्वोक्तेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त; √vac)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मन्त्रेण इति सह विशेषण)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रापणकम्: the prāpaṇaka offering
• प्रापणकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpaṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बुधः: the wise person
• बुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रापण-अन्ते: at the end of the prāpaṇa
• प्रापण-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अन्त-शब्द)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• आचमनम्: sipping (ritual water)
• आचमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• देह-विशुद्धये: for purification of the body
• देह-विशुद्धये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + viśuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Offer prāpaṇa with the previously taught mantra; conclude with ācamana for bodily purification.","karmic_consequence":"Mantra-linked offering and post-rite śauca maintain adhikāra and auspiciousness; omission risks aśuddhi and reduced ritual efficacy."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Ritual purity (śauca) and mantra are the ‘subtle body’ of yajña; ācamana marks re-integration after offering, echoing yajña’s purificatory arc.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Mantra as the guiding ‘ṛc’ of the act; ācamana as internal cleansing after external oblation—microcosmic yajña completion.","vedantic_connection":"Kriyā (action) becomes sāttvika when yoked to mantra and śauca; purity supports steadiness of mind (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) for bhakti/jñāna."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"discipline of purity","core_concept":"Outer worship is completed by inner/physical purification; mantra and śauca together stabilize sacred action.","practical_application":"After any offering, perform ācamana mindfully as a reset—clean hands, sip in the proper manner, recollect the deity and the mantra."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ritual Procedure","Purification Rites"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: None

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-space (gṛha/mandira)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 182.30-31 (implied: same mantra and procedure)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The officiant offers prāpaṇa while softly repeating the earlier mantra, then performs ācamana—sipping water from the right palm for purification.","item_prompts":["small water pot (kamaṇḍalu/lotā)","spoon (darvī)","right-hand ācamana gesture","altar with offering bowl","mantra scroll/gesture of japa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: close-up ritual moment—devotee offering then sipping water, stylized hand gestures, warm palette, temple lamp glow.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly adorned deity in gold relief; foreground devotee with silver/gold water vessel performing ācamana after offering.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions, subtle interior lighting; sequence shown as two actions—offering and ācamana—within one frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with two panels or implied motion; bright textiles, small lotā, devotee sipping water after offering."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"purificatory, methodical","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"gentle, precise"}

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Śauca (Purity)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links offering practice with purification (ācamana), illustrating how Purāṇic ritual manuals integrate bodily discipline into the concluding stages of worship.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cleanliness and self-regulation: bodily purification is treated as a component of responsible ritual performance.