Varaha Purana 182.38: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 38

Installation of a Stone Image

Ritual Procedure for Consecration

Devanagari script

एवं कृते विधाने भवामि सन्निहितः स्वयम् ॥ व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्यां प्रभाते विमले ततः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 182.38

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte vidhāne bhavāmi sannihitaḥ svayam || vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ prabhāte vimale tataḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ വിധാനം ചെയ്താൽ ഞാൻ സ്വയം സന്നിഹിതനാകുന്നു. രാത്രി കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ, നിർമ്മലമായ പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ പിന്നെ…

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb)

• kṛte: when done
• kṛte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) used locatively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; ‘when (it is) done’

• vidhāne: in the rite/procedure
• vidhāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• bhavāmi: I become / I am
• bhavāmi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• sannihitaḥ: present / in attendance
• sannihitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ni + √dhā (धातु) + kta (कृत्) / sannihita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used adjectivally, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; bhavāmi इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• svayam: personally / by myself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थे अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• vyatītāyām: when (it) has passed
• vyatītāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ati + √i (धातु) + ktā (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; śarvaryām इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; locative absolute

• tu: then / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• śarvaryām: in the night
• śarvaryām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; locative absolute base

• prabhāte: at dawn
• prabhāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• vimale: pure/clear
• vimale: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; prabhāte इति पदं विशेषयति

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Consecration Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard consecration logic: correct performance is said to result in the deity’s ‘presence,’ framing ritual efficacy in textual terms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is given; the verse marks a time transition (night to dawn).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Careful adherence to procedure is emphasized as the condition for the intended ritual outcome.