Varaha Purana 186.10 — Adhyaya 186, Shloka 10
Ritual Procedure for Installing Silver and Gold Images, and the Special Status of Śālagrāma
मन्त्रः— योऽसौ भवान् सर्वलोकैककर्त्ता सर्वाध्यक्षः सर्वरूपैकरूपः ॥ आयातु मूर्त्तौ सहितो मया च ध्रुवादिभिर्लोकपालैस्तु पूज्यः
mantraḥ— yo'sau bhavān sarvalokaikakarttā sarvādhyakṣaḥ sarvarūpaikarūpaḥ || āyātu mūrttau sahito mayā ca dhruvādibhir lokapālais tu pūjyaḥ
मन्त्रः— योऽसौ भवान् सर्वलोकैककर्त्ता सर्वाध्यक्षः सर्वरूपैकरूपः। आयातु मूर्त्तौ सहितो मया च ध्रुवादिभिर्लोकपालैस्तु पूज्यः॥
Varāha (default, giving the mantra)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"None","instruction_summary":"Invoke the Supreme Lord into the mūrti through mantra, recognizing him as creator/overseer of all, and worship him with the Lokapālas (Dhruva etc.) as witnesses/supporters.","karmic_consequence":"Proper āvāhana and worship establish divine presence and confer protection; careless invocation yields incomplete pratiṣṭhā and reduced sanctity."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The mantra asserts non-duality of form: the One whose ‘single form is all forms’ can be present in an icon without limitation—linking Varāha’s tangible avatāra-form to the all-pervading Brahman.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Āvāhana into mūrti parallels inviting Yajña-Puruṣa into the altar; Lokapālas/Dhruva function as cosmic quarters/pivot stabilizing the rite like the world-axis around which sacrifice is ordered.","vedantic_connection":"Saguna-upāsanā as a valid doorway to nirguna truth: the Lord is both transcendent (single maker) and immanent (entering the mūrti) without contradiction."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of presence (arcā-avatāra)","core_concept":"The Supreme, though all-encompassing, graciously accepts localized worship through icon-entry for devotees’ benefit.","practical_application":"Approach icon worship with metaphysical clarity: honor the mūrti as a sanctioned locus of divine presence while remembering the Lord’s all-pervasiveness."}
Subject Matter: ["Theology (Neutral Description)","Ritual Studies","Iconography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: temple sanctum/installation pavilion
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 186.12–14 (Namo ’nantāya; timing; abhiṣeka; Namo Nārāyaṇāya)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as divine instructor) teaches a priest the āvāhana-mantra before a newly carved icon; Dhruva and the Lokapālas appear subtly in the quarters, witnessing the descent of presence into the mūrti.","item_prompts":["central mūrti on pedestal","priest reciting mantra with añjali","subtle radiant aura entering icon","Dhruva as a luminous pole-star figure above","dikpālas at four/eight directions with emblems"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: iconic frontal mūrti with glowing halo; stylized dikpālas in corners; Varāha as teacher-figure; rich reds/ochres and ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf aura around the mūrti; embossed ornaments on dikpālas; star-like Dhruva above; opulent consecration setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined faces, soft gradients; delicate depiction of light entering the icon; balanced composition with directional guardians.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic night-sky hint with Dhruva; gentle temple courtyard; small dikpālas in landscape corners; lyrical line and pastel tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn invocatory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, resonant, mantra-focused"}
FAQs
It preserves an āvāhana-style formula (inviting presence into the mūrti), valuable for mapping how Purāṇic texts articulate icon consecration alongside cosmological figures like lokapālas.
No geographic site is specified; the verse is cosmological and ritual, referencing lokapālas rather than places.
The instruction promotes reverent, orderly worship framed as a communal/cosmic act, integrating human officiants with a wider symbolic order.
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