Varaha Purana 184.7: Adhyaya 184, Shloka 7

Installation of a Copper Icon (Tāmrārcā) and Its Consecratory Worship

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा वेदपाठांश्च कुर्युस्तत्र समागताः ॥ बहूनि मङ्गलान्यत्र मण्डपे स्थापयेत्ततः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 184.7

Transliteration

brāhmaṇā veda-pāṭhāṁś ca kuryus tatra samāgatāḥ || bahūni maṅgalāny atra maṇḍape sthāpayet tataḥ ||

Translation

അവിടെ സമാഗമിച്ച ബ്രാഹ്മണർ വേദപാഠം നടത്തണം. തുടർന്ന് മണ്ഡപത്തിൽ അനേകം മംഗളദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• veda-pāṭhān: recitations of the Veda
• veda-pāṭhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda + pāṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (veda-sya pāṭhāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kuryuḥ: should do/perform
• kuryuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• samāgatāḥ: assembled
• samāgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāgata (कृदन्त; √gam/गम् + sam-ā उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘assembled/arrived’; ‘brāhmaṇāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• bahūni: many
• bahūni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ‘maṅgalāni’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• maṅgalāni: auspicious items/auspicious things
• maṅgalāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• maṇḍape: in the pavilion
• maṇḍape: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• sthāpayet: should place/establish
• sthāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था) [णिच्]
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) = ‘cause to place/establish’

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents the integration of Vedic recitation within Purāṇic ceremonial frameworks, indicating continuity between śruti recitation and later temple/household ritual settings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; the verse describes a ritual venue (maṇḍapa) rather than a pilgrimage geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes orderly communal participation and careful preparation of the ritual environment.