Varaha Purana 186.47: Adhyaya 186, Shloka 47
Ritual Procedure for Installing Silver and Gold Images, and the Special Status of Śālagrāma
चरणामृतपानेन सर्वपापक्शयो भवेत् ॥ अभक्ष्यं शिवनिर्माल्यं पत्रं पुष्पं फलं जलम्
caraṇāmṛtapānena sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet || abhakṣyaṁ śivanirmālyaṁ patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ jalam
Dengan meminum caraṇāmṛta (air basuhan kaki suci), lenyaplah segala dosa. Namun nirmālya Śiva—daun, bunga, buah dan air persembahan—tidak boleh dimakan atau diminum.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Drinking caraṇāmṛta destroys sins; however, Śiva’s nirmālya (leaf/flower/fruit/water remnants) is declared abhakṣya (not to be consumed).","karmic_consequence":"Caraṇāmṛta yields pāpa-kṣaya; consuming prohibited nirmālya implies impurity/ritual fault and adverse karmic result (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"purity-ethics and soteriological efficacy","core_concept":"Sacred substances can be salvific (caraṇāmṛta) while other remnants are restricted; ritual categories govern what becomes ‘purifying’ vs ‘polluting’.","practical_application":"Accept caraṇāmṛta reverently as a purificatory act; avoid consuming items designated abhakṣya within this textual rule-set."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Purity Regulations"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: ritual space (temple/domestic)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 186.48 (pūjā of pratimā/liṅga); Varāha Purāṇa 186.53 (Śālagrāma as always purifying)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A worship scene where devotees receive caraṇāmṛta in a small spoon/cup, while a separate tray of Śiva-offerings (bilva leaves, flowers, fruit, water) is marked as not for consumption.","item_prompts":["small vessel of caraṇāmṛta","devotee sipping reverently","Śiva-liṅga with bilva leaves","tray of nirmālya: leaves/flowers/fruit/water","priest indicating prohibition"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized ritual vessels; devotee receiving caraṇāmṛta; Śiva shrine with bilva; clear iconographic separation of consumable vs non-consumable offerings.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on vessels and altar; caraṇāmṛta cup prominent; Śiva-liṅga richly adorned; prohibition conveyed by priest’s gesture.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: fine detailing of flowers and bilva; soft devotional ambience; careful depiction of spoon/cup and water sheen.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: compact narrative—two trays, two rules; expressive hand gestures; bright floral palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-legal, slightly austere","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"precise, declarative"}
FAQs
It juxtaposes a purificatory practice (caraṇāmṛta) with a restrictive rule about consuming certain ritual remnants, offering evidence for evolving purity regimes in Purāṇic communities.
No geographic location is identified.
It frames ritual consumption as regulated: some liquids are valorized as purificatory, while certain remnants are marked as non-consumable within this textual norm.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.