Varaha Purana 182.4: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 4
Installation of a Stone Image
Ritual Procedure for Consecration
Uttara Bhāga · Pratimā-pratiṣṭhā / Śaila-arcā-sthāpanavidhi
दीपकं च ततो दद्याद्बलिं दध्योदनेन च ॥ नमो नारायणायेति उक्त्वा मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥
dīpakaṃ ca tato dadyād baliṃ dadhyodanena ca || namo nārāyaṇāyeti uktvā mantram udīrayet ||
dIpakaM cha tato dadyAdbaliM dadhyodanena cha || namo nArAyaNAyeti uktvA mantramudIrayet
తదనంతరం దీపాన్ని సమర్పించి, దధ్యోదనంతో (పెరుగు అన్నంతో) బలిని అర్పించాలి; ‘నమో నారాయణాయ’ అని చెప్పి మంత్రాన్ని ఉచ్చరించాలి.
Sandhi Notes
- dadyād balim: dadyāt + balim (final -t becomes -d before voiced b)
- dadhyodanena = dadhi + odanena (i + o → yo)
- nārāyaṇāyeti = nārāyaṇāya + iti (a + i → e)
- mantram udīrayet: -m before vowel u (anusvāra sandhi)
Varāha
Bhakti is enacted through simple, luminous offerings and nāma-mantra; sanctity is stabilized by honoring both the Lord and the ritual perimeter (bali).
In worship or installation, include dīpa-dāna, offer simple pure food, and anchor the rite with a clear nāma-mantra (‘namo nārāyaṇāya’).
The lamp evokes jñāna/tejas offered to Nārāyaṇa; bali acknowledges the surrounding powers/guardians so the sacred act proceeds unobstructed—yajña logic applied to arcā-pratiṣṭhā.
Dīpa as agni-tejas; bali as bhūta/diśā-pāla appeasement within a consecratory ‘mini-yajña’.
Light as symbol of consciousness (cit) and removal of avidyā; offering-action (karma) becomes a vehicle for bhakti oriented to Nārāyaṇa.
Offer a lamp (dīpa) and present a bali with curd-rice, then utter ‘namo nārāyaṇāya’ and recite the mantra.
Lamp and sattvic offering support auspiciousness, clarity, and divine favor; neglect of prescribed upacāras weakens the rite’s fruit and protection.
Varāha Purāṇa 182.5–6 (mantras for Vāsudeva/Ayuta-Varāha)
FAQs
It evidences specific offering types (lamp, bali, curd-rice) that inform the history of liturgical practice and ritual food culture.
No location is named; the verse describes standard offerings applicable across regions.
Structured giving—offering light and sustenance—models a disciplined, non-coercive form of devotional and communal practice.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
