Varaha Purana 184.2: Adhyaya 184, Shloka 2

Installation of a Copper Icon (Tāmrārcā) and Its Consecratory Worship

Devanagari script

ततो वेश्मन्युपागम्य स्थापयित्वा उदङ्मुखः ॥ चित्रायां चैव नक्षत्रे कुर्याच्चैवाधिवासनम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 184.2

Transliteration

tato veśmanyupāgamya sthāpayitvā udaṅmukhaḥ || citrāyāṃ caiva nakṣatre kuryāccaivādhivāsanam

Translation

అనంతరం గృహమునకు వెళ్లి ఉత్తరముఖంగా ప్రతిష్ఠించి, చిత్రా నక్షత్రమున అధివాసనాన్ని చేయవలెను।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (ततः=thereafter)

• veśmani: in the house
• veśmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular

• upāgamya: having approached
• upāgamya: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), 'having approached/come near'

• sthāpayitvā: having installed
• sthāpayitvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) (causative √sthāpaya)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), Causative sense (णिच्): 'having installed/placed'

• udaṅ-mukhaḥ: facing north
• udaṅ-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udaṅ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; 'udak-diśi mukhaṃ yasya' = facing north; used as predicate/qualifier of the doer (implicit)

• citrāyām: in (the time of) Citrā
• citrāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative Singular; name of a nakṣatra

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• nakṣatre: at the (proper) constellation/time
• nakṣatre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative Singular

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person Singular, Parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• adhivāsanam: consecratory perfuming/overnight sanctification rite
• adhivāsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhi-vāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Dharma Shastra

Philosophical Teaching

Subject Matter

Verse Rasa

Geographic Context

Cross References

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Indic Astronomical Traditions
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates how ritual manuals embed astronomical timing (nakṣatra) and orientation (north-facing), informing the study of lived ritual calendars and spatial symbolism.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named location appears; the verse specifies orientation (north) rather than a pilgrimage site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes procedural exactness—time, orientation, and preparatory rites are treated as part of responsible practice.