Varaha Purana 49.2 — Adhyaya 49, Shloka 2
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
पद्मनाभाय पादौ तु कटिं वै पद्मयोनये । उदरं सर्वदेवाय पुष्कराक्षाय वै उरः । अव्ययाय तथा पाणिं प्राग्वदस्त्राणि पूजयेत् ॥ ४९.२ ॥
padmanābhāya pādau tu kaṭiṃ vai padmayonaye | udaraṃ sarvadevāya puṣkarākṣāya vai uraḥ | avyayāya tathā pāṇiṃ prāgvad astrāṇi pūjayet || 49.2 ||
Deve-se realizar o nyāsa (atribuição ritual dos membros): os pés a Padmanābha, a cintura a Padmayoni, o ventre a Sarvadeva e o peito a Puṣkarākṣa; do mesmo modo, a(s) mão(s) a Avyaya. Como foi dito antes, devem-se também venerar as astras (mantras-arma rituais) correspondentes.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Perform aṅga-nyāsa/limb-assignment to Viṣṇu’s epithets (Padmanābha, Padmayoni, Sarvadeva, Puṣkarākṣa, Avyaya) and worship the associated astras as prescribed.","karmic_consequence":"Correct nyāsa and astra-pūjā stabilize mantra-siddhi and ritual completeness; omission is treated as defective worship (hīna-pūjā) with reduced fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The deity’s body is mapped as a cosmos/ritual-field through nyāsa: divine epithets inhabit limbs, reflecting the Purāṇic-Vedāntic idea that the Lord’s form is the support (adhiṣṭhāna) of all deities and functions.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not Varāha-specific, but yajña-logic is present: limb-assignment parallels ritual ‘placing’ of powers; ‘astra-pūjā’ mirrors safeguarding the rite as in śrauta protection rites.","vedantic_connection":"Viṣṇu as sarvādhāra (support of all) and sarvadeva (all-gods-in-one) is enacted ritually; nyāsa externalizes the non-dual intuition that names/powers resolve into one Lord."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual hermeneutics (body-as-cosmos)","core_concept":"Names (nāma) and forms (rūpa) are not mere labels; they are functional ‘stations’ of divine power, installed through disciplined attention.","practical_application":"In pūjā, proceed systematically—assign epithets to limbs, then complete protection by astra-pūjā; maintain mental visualization matching the assignments."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Mantra and Iconography","Devotional Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: 49.49.1 (Padmanābha worship on Dvādaśī with saṅkalpa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual diagram-like depiction: the deity’s body is indicated with labeled limb-assignments—feet Padmanābha, waist Padmayoni, abdomen Sarvadeva, chest Puṣkarākṣa, hands Avyaya—along with worship of divine weapons/mantras.","item_prompts":["Viṣṇu icon with highlighted limbs","labels or subtle glyphs near feet/waist/abdomen/chest/hands","astra symbols (cakra, śaṅkha, gadā, padma; plus protective mantra aura)","pūjā altar with flowers, incense, lamp"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: frontal Viṣṇu with limb zones subtly color-coded; surrounding astra emblems in a mandala; thick outlines and ornate jewelry; ritual altar at bottom.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf heavy Viṣṇu with embossed limb ornaments; astra emblems in gold medallions; rich reds and greens; symmetrical temple-arch framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant Viṣṇu with fine linework; soft glow around limb points; astra emblems delicately rendered; calm devotional ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: shrine interior with priest performing nyāsa; Viṣṇu icon painted with gentle colors; floating labels/emblems for epithets and astras; intimate scale."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"technical, meditative","suggested_raga":"Sāveri","pace":"measured","voice_tone":"steady and precise, with slight pauses at each limb-assignment phrase"}
FAQs
It preserves a technical snapshot of Purāṇic ritual vocabulary—divine epithets, bodily loci (aṅga), and the worship of astras—useful for comparing later Vaiṣṇava pūjā manuals and mantra-prayoga traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily ritual-technical rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, methodical practice—performing worship with ordered attention to prescribed correspondences rather than improvisation.
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