Varaha Purana 185.8: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 8

Installation of a Bronze

Kāṁsya) Icon (Arcā

Devanagari script

कुर्यात् संस्थापनं तत्र ममार्चायास्तु पूजकः ॥ गृहीत्वा कलशांस्तत्र शुद्धान् भागवतांस्तथा ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 185.8

Transliteration

kuryāt saṃsthāpanaṃ tatra mamārcāyās tu pūjakaḥ || gṛhītvā kalaśāṃs tatra śuddhān bhāgavatāṃs tathā |

Translation

అక్కడ పూజకుడు నా అర్చా (ప్రతిమ) యొక్క సంస్థాపన చేయాలి. అక్కడ కలశాలను తీసుకొని, అలాగే శుద్ధులైన భాగవతులను కూడా (సమీకరించి) (విధిని నిర్వహించాలి).

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Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do / should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• संस्थापनम्: installation / establishing
• संस्थापनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्थापन (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाववाचक from सम्-स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्चायाः: of the image (idol)
• अर्चायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• पूजकः: the worshipper / priest
• पूजकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• कलशान्: pots / pitchers
• कलशान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• शुद्धान्: pure / cleansed
• शुद्धान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) of कलशान्

• भागवतान्: sacred / pertaining to Bhagavān
• भागवतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) of कलशान्

• तथा: also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Temple Culture
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It attests to the institutional roles (pūjaka, bhāgavata community) involved in image installation, useful for social history of worship communities.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic identifier appears; 'tatra' refers to the ritual site already established in context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Accountability in officiation: the verse frames installation as a duty performed by a designated caretaker (pūjaka) with a prepared community.