Varaha Purana 184.3: Adhyaya 184, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

जलं च सर्वगन्धेन पञ्चगव्येन मिश्रितम् ॥ स्नापयेच्च ततो मां वै इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 184.3

Transliteration

jalaṃ ca sarvagandhena pañcagavyena miśritam || snāpayetca tato māṃ vai imaṃ mantramudāharet

Translation

Dan air yang dicampur dengan segala jenis wangian serta pañcagavya; kemudian hendaklah memandikan-Ku (abhiseka) dengannya, dan melafazkan mantra ini.

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Word by Word

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• sarva-gandhena: with all fragrances / with mixed perfumes
• sarva-gandhena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental Singular; 'sarveṣāṃ gandhānāṃ (sāra/miśra)'; used as ingredient/instrument

• pañca-gavyena: with pañcagavya (five cow-products)
• pañca-gavyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + gavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental Singular; dvigu compound: pañcagavya = mixture of five cow-products

• miśritam: mixed
• miśritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: miśrita (प्रातिपदिक; from √miśr धातु, past participle)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative Singular; qualifies jalam

• snāpayet: should bathe (the deity/image)
• snāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु) (causative snāpaya)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person Singular, Parasmaipada; Causative (णिच्): 'should bathe (someone)/cause to be bathed'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (thereafter)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative Singular

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (खलु/नूनम्)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Masculine, Accusative Singular; agrees with mantram

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Singular

• udāharet: should recite/utter
• udāharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√āhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Lexicography
• Cultural Heritage Practices

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records specific consecration materials and sequencing (mixtures, bathing, mantra), aiding comparative study with later pūjā paddhatis and regional ritual practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction underscores careful preparation and correct order—materials and speech (mantra) are coordinated as part of conscientious ritual conduct.