Varaha Purana 45.4: Adhyaya 45, Shloka 4
Ritual Procedure for Worship of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the Month of Jyeṣṭha
सहस्रशीर्षेऽभ्यर्च्य शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः । एवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत् प्रागुक्तं कुम्भं विन्यसेत् ॥ ४५.४ ॥
sahasraśīrṣe 'bhyarcya śiras tasya mahātmanaḥ | evam abhyarcya vidhivat prāguktaṃ kumbhaṃ vinyaset || 45.4 ||
सहस्रशीर्षेति नाम्ना देवमभ्यर्च्य, तस्य महात्मनः शिरोऽपि सम्यगर्चयेत्। एवं विधिवदभ्यर्च्य, प्रागुक्तं कुम्भं यथास्थाने विन्यसेत्॥
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It preserves a concise procedural note typical of Purāṇic ritual instruction, reflecting how liturgical worship and the placement of ritual objects (such as the kumbha) were systematized in Sanskrit textual traditions.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on ritual actions rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes procedural discipline (vidhivat)—performing actions carefully and in an orderly manner—framed as a philosophical instruction in attentiveness and correctness in cultural-ritual practice.
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