Varaha Purana 183.3: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 3

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

Devanagari script

ईदृशीं प्रतिमां कृत्वा मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ भूमे सर्वाणि कर्माणि यथा वा रोचते तथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.3

Transliteration

īdṛśīṃ pratimāṃ kṛtvā mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || bhūme sarvāṇi karmāṇi yathā vā rocate tathā ||

Translation

ครั้นทำรูปเคารพเช่นนั้นแล้ว และตั้งมั่นในพิธีกรรมของเรา—โอ้แผ่นดิน—ย่อมกระทำกิจทั้งปวงได้ตามที่เห็นชอบและเหมาะสม

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Word by Word

• ईदृशीम्: such; of this kind
• ईदृशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण प्रतिमाम्-विशेषण

• प्रतिमाम्: image; idol
• प्रतिमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कर्मपरायणः: devoted to (my) rites/duties
• कर्मपरायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः ‘कर्मणि परायणः’ (devoted to duty/ritual)

• भूमे: O Earth!
• भूमे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन (sg.)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषण कर्माणि-विशेषण

• कर्माणि: acts; rites
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: as/according as)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle: or/indeed)

• रोचते: pleases; seems good
• रोचते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.); आत्मनेपद; ‘(it) pleases/appears good’

• तथा: so; thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तद्वत्/एवम्-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: so/thus)

Speaker

Varāha (default, addressing Pṛthivī as bhūmi)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a dialogic Purāṇic teaching style (addressing Bhūmi) while indicating flexibility in ritual performance once basic iconographic standards are met.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is specified; “Bhūmi” functions as the interlocutor (Earth personified), not a place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Sustained commitment to disciplined practice (karmaparāyaṇatā) paired with contextual appropriateness in how rites are carried out.