Varaha Purana 182.39: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 39
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
मन्त्रः — असावनादिः पुरुषः पुराणो नारायणः सर्वजगत्प्रधानः ॥ गन्धं च माल्यानि च धूपदीपौ गृहाण देवेश नमो नमस्ते
mantraḥ — asāv anādiḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇo nārāyaṇaḥ sarvajagatpradhānaḥ || gandhaṃ ca mālyāni ca dhūpadīpau gṛhāṇa deveśa namo namaste
మంత్రం: ఆయన అనాది, పురాతన పురుషుడు—నారాయణుడు, సమస్త జగత్తుకు ప్రధాన తత్త్వము. ఓ దేవేశా! ఈ సుగంధము, మాలలు, ధూపము, దీపము స్వీకరించుము; నీకు పునఃపునః నమస్కారం.
Varāha
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