Shloka 16
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
मन्त्रः— योऽसौ भवान्सर्वजगत्प्रकर्त्ता यस्य प्रसादेन भवन्ति लोकाः ॥ स त्वं कुरुष्वाच्युत मत्प्रसादं त्वं तिष्ठ चार्चासु च मृन्मयीषु ॥
mantraḥ— yo'sau bhavān sarvajagatprakarttā yasya prasādena bhavanti lokāḥ || sa tvaṃ kuruṣv ācyuta matprasādaṃ tvaṃ tiṣṭha cārcāsu ca mṛnmayīṣu ||
มนตร์: “พระองค์นั้นแลเป็นผู้ก่อกำเนิดสรรพโลก ทั้งหลายดำรงอยู่ได้ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ ฉะนั้น ข้าแต่พระอจฺยุตะ ขอทรงประทานพระเมตตาแก่ข้าพเจ้า และขอทรงสถิตอยู่ในรูปเคารพเพื่อการบูชา ทั้งที่ทำด้วยดินเหนียวด้วยเถิด”
Ritual officiant/installer (mantra text embedded within Varāha’s instruction; default framework: Varāha instructs)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Invoke Acyuta as world-maker and request his grace to abide in worship-images, including clay icons, establishing archā-presence through mantra.","karmic_consequence":"Faithful mantra-invocation supports stable archā-sannidhya and devotional fruit; disbelief/derision toward archā undermines worship and merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The mantra links cosmogenesis (jagat-prakartṛ) with immanence (tiṣṭha arcāsu): the same absolute cause consents to be present in a finite support for devotees’ sake.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Mantra as ‘prāṇa’ of the icon; archā as a ritual body where the cosmic Lord is invited to ‘stand’ (tiṣṭha).","vedantic_connection":"Acintya relation of transcendence and immanence: the Lord remains unlimited yet is approachable through consecrated form; bhakti as grace-dependent (prasāda) path."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of grace (prasāda)","core_concept":"Divine presence in archā is a gift of Acyuta’s grace, invoked through praise and surrender.","practical_application":"During installation/snapana, recite this stuti with intent, explicitly requesting the Lord to abide in the icon for worship."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Vaishnava Theology (archā concept)","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual-space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 183.16 (snapana instruction); Varāha Purāṇa 183.18 (homage to Mahāpuruṣa; installation sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Officiant with folded hands chants the mantra before a newly made clay icon; subtle radiance suggests the Lord ‘entering’ and abiding in the archā.","item_prompts":["officiant in añjali","clay icon on altar","radiant aura around icon","mantra scroll/palm leaf","flowers and lamp"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: luminous halo emerging from the icon; restrained but powerful stuti posture; warm ochres and reds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: strong central icon with gold aura; priest in añjali; embossed gold-leaf halo signifying prasāda and presence.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant facial expressions; soft glow around icon; detailed lamp flame; refined devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: tender, intimate devotion; small shrine; gentle light around icon; delicate linework and pastel palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional invocation","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"supplicatory, resonant"}
FAQs
It is evidence for the Purāṇic articulation of archā—divine presence invoked in a material image—central to temple and domestic worship traditions.
No location is named; the verse is a consecration mantra focused on divine agency and presence.
Humility and dependence on divine favor are framed as the proper disposition accompanying ritual action.