Varaha Purana 44.5: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 5
The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits
वैणवेन तु पात्रेण तस्मिन् संस्थापयेद्धरिम् । जामदग्न्येति विख्यातं नाम्ना क्लेशविनाशनम् ॥ ४४.५ ॥
vaiṇavena tu pātreṇa tasmin saṁsthāpayeddharim | jāmadagnyeti vikhyātaṁ nāmnā kleśavināśanam || 44.5 ||
ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ໃຊ້ພາຊະນະແຫ່ງໄວສະນະວະ (Vaiṣṇava) ແລ້ວອັນເຊີນປະດິດສະຖານພຣະຫຣິໄວ້ໃນນັ້ນ—ພຣະຫຣິຜູ້ໂດ່ງດັງດ້ວຍນາມ «ຊາມະດັກນຍາ (Jāmadagnya)», ນາມທີ່ກ່າວວ່າທໍາລາຍຄລີເສະ (kleśa) ຄວາມທຸກລໍາບາກ.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Install Hari in the prepared vessel using a Vaiṣṇava (ritually appropriate) container, invoking the name ‘Jāmadagnya’ as a kleśa-destroying appellation.","karmic_consequence":"Correct installation with proper vessel and name-invocation yields removal of afflictions (kleśa-kṣaya) and accrues devotional merit; improper handling weakens intended spiritual effect."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Name (nāma) functions as a salvific handle: Hari’s presence is ritually ‘installed’ (pratiṣṭhā) into a locus, showing the Purāṇic bridge between transcendent Lord and accessible worship-form through mantra/nāma.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; the ‘vessel’ acts as a ritual receptacle akin to a yajña-seat (āsana) for divine presence, with nāma as the operative power.","vedantic_connection":"Aligns with nāma-rūpa pedagogy: the Absolute is approached through sanctified name and form; kleśa-destruction echoes yogic/vedāntic purification leading to steadier knowledge (jñāna-niṣṭhā)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mantra/nāma theology","core_concept":"Divine name as efficacious for kleśa-kṣaya; proper receptacle and intention stabilize worship.","practical_application":"Adopt disciplined nāma-japa and careful ritual handling; treat sacred objects as supports for concentrated devotion and ethical purification."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Sacred Names","Devotional Theology","Mantric/Onomastic Tradition"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: pūjā-maṇḍala/altar area
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 44.44.5-6 (installation followed by iconographic attribute and offerings)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest/devotee installs Hari into a consecrated vessel placed before the altar, with the act framed as invoking the kleśa-destroying name ‘Jāmadagnya’.","item_prompts":["Vaiṣṇava vessel (pātra) on altar","hand gesture of installation (āvāhana/pratiṣṭhā)","inscription or scroll with ‘Jāmadagnya’","water/flowers/incense nearby","tilaka-marked devotee (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized priest figure performing āvāhana over a vessel; bold sacred geometry around the altar; emphasize purity and ritual gestures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly ornamented altar; gold-leaf vessel rim; deity presence suggested by radiant aura above the vessel; text panel ‘Jāmadagnya’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate priestly figure, detailed vessel and ritual implements; soft aura indicating invoked presence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate ritual moment, minimal background; clear depiction of vessel and gesture; small calligraphic label for the name."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, purificatory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, focused, mantra-like"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era ritual vocabulary—especially the practice of saṁsthāpana (installation) and the use of sanctified ritual implements—illustrating how devotional worship was systematized in Sanskrit narrative-ritual texts.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual procedure and a sacred epithet rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined ritual conduct and the contemplative use of sacred names as a means of addressing human affliction (kleśa), framed as a philosophical-ritual method rather than coercive doctrine.
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