Varaha Purana 182.28: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 28
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
पूर्वोक्तेनैव मन्त्रेण दद्यत्प्रापणकं बुधः ॥ प्रापणान्ते चाचमनं दद्याद्देहविशुद्धये ॥
pūrvoktenaiva mantreṇa dadyāt prāpaṇakaṁ budhaḥ || prāpaṇānte cācamanaṁ dadyād dehaviśuddhaye ||
Dengan mantra yang sama seperti yang disebutkan sebelumnya, orang bijaksana hendaklah mempersembahkan prāpaṇa. Dan pada akhir prāpaṇa, hendaklah ia melakukan ācamana (meneguk air suci) untuk penyucian jasmani.
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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,"instruction_summary":"Offer prāpaṇa with the previously taught mantra; conclude with ācamana for bodily purification.","karmic_consequence":"Mantra-linked offering and post-rite śauca maintain adhikāra and auspiciousness; omission risks aśuddhi and reduced ritual efficacy."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Ritual purity (śauca) and mantra are the ‘subtle body’ of yajña; ācamana marks re-integration after offering, echoing yajña’s purificatory arc.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Mantra as the guiding ‘ṛc’ of the act; ācamana as internal cleansing after external oblation—microcosmic yajña completion.","vedantic_connection":"Kriyā (action) becomes sāttvika when yoked to mantra and śauca; purity supports steadiness of mind (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) for bhakti/jñāna."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"discipline of purity","core_concept":"Outer worship is completed by inner/physical purification; mantra and śauca together stabilize sacred action.","practical_application":"After any offering, perform ācamana mindfully as a reset—clean hands, sip in the proper manner, recollect the deity and the mantra."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Procedure","Purification Rites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual-space (gṛha/mandira)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 182.30-31 (implied: same mantra and procedure)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The officiant offers prāpaṇa while softly repeating the earlier mantra, then performs ācamana—sipping water from the right palm for purification.","item_prompts":["small water pot (kamaṇḍalu/lotā)","spoon (darvī)","right-hand ācamana gesture","altar with offering bowl","mantra scroll/gesture of japa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: close-up ritual moment—devotee offering then sipping water, stylized hand gestures, warm palette, temple lamp glow.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly adorned deity in gold relief; foreground devotee with silver/gold water vessel performing ācamana after offering.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions, subtle interior lighting; sequence shown as two actions—offering and ācamana—within one frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with two panels or implied motion; bright textiles, small lotā, devotee sipping water after offering."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"purificatory, methodical","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"gentle, precise"}
FAQs
It links offering practice with purification (ācamana), illustrating how Purāṇic ritual manuals integrate bodily discipline into the concluding stages of worship.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Cleanliness and self-regulation: bodily purification is treated as a component of responsible ritual performance.
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