Varaha Purana 42.3: Adhyaya 42, Shloka 3
Ritual Procedure for the Phālguna Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Narasiṃha Worship, with the Narrative of King Vatsa
कण्ठं तु शितिकण्ठाय पिङ्गकेशाय वै शिरः । असुरध्वंसनायेति चक्रं तोयात्मने तथा । शङ्खमित्येव सम्पूज्य गन्धपुष्पफलैस्तथा ॥ ४२.३ ॥
kaṇṭhaṃ tu śitikaṇṭhāya piṅgakeśāya vai śiraḥ | asuradhvaṃsanāyeti cakraṃ toyātmane tathā | śaṅkhamityeva sampūjya gandhapuṣpaphalaistathā || 42.3 ||
കണ്ഠം ‘ശിതികണ്ഠായ’ എന്നു പൂജിക്കണം; ശിരസ് ‘പിങ്ഗകേശായ’ എന്നു. ചക്രം ‘അസുരധ്വംസനായ’ മന്ത്രത്തോടെ, ശംഖം ‘തോയാത്മനെ’ മന്ത്രത്തോടെ—ഗന്ധം, പുഷ്പം, ഫലം എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് യഥാവിധി സമ്പൂജിക്കണം।
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It preserves a Purāṇic-style ritual taxonomy: body-parts, divine epithets, and emblems (cakra, śaṅkha) are linked with short dedicatory formulas, reflecting how worship manuals integrated mantra cues with iconographic elements.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the content is primarily ritual and iconographic rather than a sacred-geography notice.
The verse emphasizes orderly, non-coercive ritual discipline: careful attribution of offerings and respectful, non-violent devotion expressed through fragrances, flowers, and fruits.
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