Varaha Purana 47.4: Adhyaya 47, Shloka 4
The Rite of Śrāvaṇa Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī (Dāmodara Worship) and the Exemplum of King Nṛga
Pūrva Bhāga · Ritual Procedure (Kumbha-sthāpana / Pūjā-vidhi)
एवं सम्पूज्य संस्थाप्य कुम्भं पूर्ववदेव तु । विन्यस्य वस्त्रयुग्मं तु तस्योपरि ततो न्यसेत् ॥ ४७.४ ॥
evaṃ sampūjya saṃsthāpya kumbhaṃ pūrvavad eva tu | vinyasya vastra-yugmaṃ tu tasyopari tato nyaset || 47.4 ||
evaM saMpUjya saMsthApya kumbhaM pUrvavadeva tu | vinyasya vastrayugmaM tu tasyopari tato nyaset || 47.4 ||
ఇలా విధివిధానంగా పూజించి, పూర్వవిధంగా కుంభాన్ని స్థాపించాలి. ఆ కుంభంపై వస్త్రయుగ్మాన్ని ఉంచి, తరువాత దాని మీద (నియత వస్తువును) నిలపాలి.
Sandhi Notes
- pūrvavadev = pūrvavat + eva
- tasyopari = tasya + upari
Varāha
Sacred action becomes efficacious through correct intention and precise ritual order (krama).
In pūjā, establish the kumbha, then place the cloth pair as prescribed; avoid improvisation that breaks the sequence.
After worship and स्थापना of the kumbha, place a pair of cloths (वस्त्रयुग्म) and arrange the offering in the prescribed क्रम as part of the rite.
Correct ritual sequencing supports पुण्य and the intended फल of the observance; negligence implies ritual deficiency (अपूर्णता) and diminished efficacy.
Śrāvaṇa-māsa Dāmodara-pūjā/kalasha-sthāpana-dāna (as per immediate procedure)
Purificatory merit accruing from proper pūjā and associated dāna; leads toward pāpa-kṣaya as stated in the surrounding passage.
Varāha Purāṇa 47.47.5-7 (continuation: Dāmodara worship, dāna, Śrāvaṇa framing, pāpa-kṣaya)
FAQs
It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic-era domestic/temple ritual practice, describing standardized steps in installing and adorning a kumbha (ritual pot), a common element in consecration and worship sequences.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily procedural and applicable across ritual settings.
The verse emphasizes careful adherence to an established ritual sequence ('as before'), reflecting a broader Purāṇic value of disciplined practice and continuity of transmitted procedure.
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