Varaha Purana 40.5: Adhyaya 40, Shloka 5
Ritual Procedure for the Kūrma Dvādaśī Observance
स्वनाममन्त्रेण सुगन्धपुष्पैर् नानानिवेद्यैर्विविधैः फलैश्च | अभ्यर्च्य देवं कलशं तदग्रे संस्थाप्य माल्यैः सितकण्ठदाम || ४०.५ ||
svanāmamantreṇa sugandhapuṣpair nānānivedyair vividhaiḥ phalaiś ca | abhyarcya devaṁ kalaśaṁ tadagre saṁsthāpya mālyaiḥ sitakaṇṭhadāma || 40.5 ||
தெய்வத்தின் தன்-பெயர் மந்திரத்தால் மணமிகு மலர்கள், பலவகை நைவேத்யங்கள், விதவிதமான பழங்கள் கொண்டு வழிபட்டு, அவர்முன் கலசத்தை நிறுவி, மாலைகளாலும் வெண்கழுத்து-மாலை போன்ற அலங்காரத்தாலும் அதைச் சோபிக்கச் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
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It preserves a standardized Purāṇic sequence of worship—mantra-recitation, offering of flowers/food/fruits, and the ritual placement of a kalaśa—useful for studying the history of domestic and temple liturgies in Sanskrit textual traditions.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the passage focuses on ritual procedure rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, orderly reverence expressed through careful preparation and offering—an ethic of attentiveness and intentionality in cultural-ritual practice.
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