Varaha Purana 182.24: Adhyaya 182, Shloka 24

Installation of a Stone Image

Ritual Procedure for Consecration

Devanagari script

एवं संस्थापनं कृत्वा गन्धमाल्यैश्च पूजयेत् ॥ शुक्लवस्त्राणि मे दद्यादिमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 182.24

Transliteration

evaṁ saṁsthāpanaṁ kṛtvā gandhamālyaiś ca pūjayet || śuklavastrāṇi me dadyād imaṁ mantram udāharet ||

Translation

ครั้นทำการประดิษฐานแล้ว พึงบูชาด้วยเครื่องหอมและพวงมาลัย และพึงถวายผ้าขาวแก่เรา แล้วกล่าวมนต์นี้

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• saṁsthāpanam: installation
• saṁsthāpanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁsthāpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• gandha-mālyaiḥ: with perfumes and garlands
• gandha-mālyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); itaretara-dvandva

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• śukla-vastrāṇi: white clothes
• śukla-vastrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural; कर्मधारय: 'white garments'

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (enclitic)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies mantram

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• udāharet: should recite
• udāharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-ā-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies
• Textiles in Antiquity

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It indicates a standardized order of offerings (fragrance, garland, garments) and provides evidence for textile symbolism (white cloth) in Purāṇic ritual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is procedural and item-focused.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Orderliness and care in offerings—presenting clean, appropriate items (such as white cloth) as part of disciplined ritual conduct.