Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
तोयपूर्णं तु तत्कृत्वा तस्मिन् पात्रे ततो न्यसेत् । सौवर्णं मत्स्यरूपेण कृत्वा देवं जनार्दनम् । वेदवेदाङ्गसंयुक्तं श्रुतिस्मृतिविभूषितम् ॥ ३९.४७ ॥
toyapūrṇaṃ tu tatkṛtvā tasmin pātre tato nyaset | sauvarṇaṃ matsyarūpeṇa kṛtvā devaṃ janārdanam | vedavedāṅgasaṃyuktaṃ śrutismṛtivibhūṣitam || 39.47 ||
ເມື່ອເຕີມນ້ໍາໃຫ້ເຕັມພາຊະນະນັ້ນແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງວາງພາຍໃນພາຊະນະນັ້ນ ຮູບຄໍາອັນໜຶ່ງ ປັ້ນເປັນຮູບປາ—ພຣະຈະນາຣະດະນະ (ວິດສະນຸ) ເປັນເທວະ—ພ້ອມດ້ວຍເວດາ ແລະ ເວດາງຄະ ແລະປະດັບດ້ວຍອໍານາດແຫ່ງ ສຣຸຕິ ແລະ ສມຣິຕິ।
Varāha
Janārdana/Viṣṇu as the worshipped deity; no explicit Kṛṣṇa-līlā or Mathurā foreshadowing stated.
Fill a vessel with water and install a golden Matsya-form Janārdana image, characterized as Veda–Vedāṅga-endowed and Śruti–Smṛti-adorned, as part of the rite.
Merit accrues through scripturally authorized worship and correct icon-installation; deviation implies loss of ritual efficacy (phala-hāni).
Ritual acts gain legitimacy and fruit when aligned with Śruti–Smṛti and Vedic auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas).
When performing pūjā/pratiṣṭhā, ground procedure in recognized textual authority and maintain iconographic propriety.
Varāha Purāṇa 39.39.48-51 (continuation of worship, jāgara, and dāna procedure)
It documents a Purāṇic-style ritual sequence involving water-filled vessels and metal icons, reflecting how Vaiṣṇava iconography (Matsya/Janārdana) was integrated into domestic or temple procedures alongside appeals to Śruti and Smṛti authority.
No specific place-name occurs in this verse; it is a procedural instruction applicable across contexts rather than a site-specific description.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, text-grounded practice: ritual action is framed as aligned with recognized knowledge systems (Veda, Vedāṅga) and traditional norms (Śruti–Smṛti), encouraging careful, accountable performance rather than arbitrary innovation.
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