Varaha Purana 183.21 — Adhyaya 183, Shloka 21
Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship
मन्त्रः— वस्त्रेण पीतेन सदा प्रसन्नो यस्मिन्प्रसन्ने तु जगत्प्रसन्नम् ॥ गृह्णातु वस्त्रं सुमुखः प्रसन्नो देवः सदा पातु भवस्य बन्धात् ॥
mantraḥ— vastreṇa pītena sadā prasanno yasmin prasanne tu jagat prasannam || gṛhṇātu vastraṃ sumukhaḥ prasanno devaḥ sadā pātu bhavasya bandhāt ||
มนต์: ผู้ทรงยินดีเสมอด้วยผ้าสีเหลือง—เมื่อพระองค์ยินดี โลกทั้งปวงย่อมยินดี ขอเทพผู้มีพระพักตร์ผ่องใส ผู้ทรงพอพระทัย จงรับผ้านี้ไว้ และขอทรงคุ้มครองให้พ้นจากพันธนาการแห่งภวะ (การเวียนเกิดในโลก) เสมอไป
Ritual officiant/installer (mantra text embedded within Varāha’s instruction)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"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":"Offer the yellow garment with the mantra, seeking the deity’s pleasure and protection from bhava-bandha (bondage of becoming).","karmic_consequence":"Pleasing the deity through proper offering is said to bring welfare to the world and protection/liberative aid; neglect sustains bondage and forfeits protective grace."}
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 divine satisfaction to cosmic harmony (‘when he is pleased, the world is pleased’), expressing the Purāṇic vision of īśvara as the integrative principle; the garment symbolizes the devotee’s offering of sattvic order to the cosmic Lord.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Vastra as auspicious ‘covering’ of the deity parallels yajña’s sanctifying enclosures; the world’s well-being depending on divine pleasure mirrors yajña sustaining loka-saṃgraha.","vedantic_connection":"Bhava-bandha language gestures to mokṣa: devotion and surrender (prasāda-seeking) as a means to loosen saṃsāra; īśvara-prasāda as transformative grace alongside disciplined action."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology","core_concept":"Divine pleasure (prasannatā) is portrayed as the condition for cosmic well-being and personal release from saṃsāra-bondage.","practical_application":"Transform offering into prayer: while giving, cultivate surrender and request protection from habitual becoming (bhava), reinforcing vairāgya and devotion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Philosophy (bondage and liberation language)"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual/inner contemplative space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 183.22 (vastra offering instruction); Varāha Purāṇa 183.24 (vastra-dāna and further pūjā steps)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee offers a bright yellow garment to a serene deity; the mantra’s meaning is visualized by the world brightening—lotuses opening, lamp flames steady—suggesting ‘when he is pleased, the world is pleased,’ while a subtle broken chain motif hints at release from bhava-bandha.","item_prompts":["yellow garment held up in offering","serene Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa face","halo indicating prasāda","broken chain or loosened knot motif (symbolic)","lotuses opening","steady lamp flame","folded hands (añjali)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong icon of Viṣṇu with calm eyes, devotee presenting pīta-vastra, symbolic chain motif integrated into border, saturated colors and stylized lotuses.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf radiance around the deity, ornate yellow cloth with embossed patterns, small symbolic chain rendered as decorative element near the base, rich temple setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions, soft glow around the deity, subtle symbolic chain/knot near devotee’s feet, elegant textile rendering.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic landscape hinting at ‘world pleased’—flowers and birds—while the offering occurs in a small shrine pavilion; delicate linework and gentle colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"prayerful-liberative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, supplicatory, steady"}
FAQs
It links a concrete offering (cloth) with a broader social-cosmic ideal (worldly well-being) and with soteriological language (release from bondage), typical of Purāṇic ritual framing.
No geographic location is identified; the verse is a mantra centered on offering and protection.
Ritual generosity and reverence are coupled with the aspiration for protection from bondage (bhava-bandha), expressing a moral-spiritual orientation rather than mere formalism.
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