Varaha Purana 184.17 — Adhyaya 184, Shloka 17
Installation of a Copper Icon (Tāmrārcā) and Its Consecratory Worship
शान्तिर्भवतु देवेश त्वत्प्रसादान्ममाखिला ॥ एवं शान्तिं पठित्वा तु ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र पूजयेत् ॥
śāntir bhavatu deveśa tvat-prasādān mamākhilā || evaṃ śāntiṃ paṭhitvā tu brāhmaṇāṃs tatra pūjayet ||
ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งเทพทั้งหลาย ขอความสันติอันครบถ้วนจงเป็นของข้าพระองค์ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ ครั้นสวดบทอัญเชิญสันตินี้แล้ว พึงบูชานอบน้อมพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายในที่นั้น
Varāha (default, instructional frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instructional address to Bhū-devī within a ritual frame; no physical interaction described"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive, seeking correct ritual procedure and its fruits","key_question":"How should śānti be invoked and what should be done immediately after (especially honoring brāhmaṇas) to complete the rite?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"After reciting the śānti-pāṭha, one should honor brāhmaṇas at the ritual site as a completion-act (pariśeṣa) of the rite.","karmic_consequence":"Proper honoring stabilizes the rite and yields śānti and merit; neglect leaves the rite incomplete and its fruit diminished."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual-ethics (karma-yoga orientation)","core_concept":"Divine grace is sought through śānti, but it is ritually grounded by honoring the bearers of Veda and dharma.","practical_application":"Conclude worship/installation with śānti-pāṭha and tangible respect/support to qualified brāhmaṇas."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Studies","Ethics","Social Institutions"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: ritual_space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 184.19–23 (continuation: guru/vaidika hospitality, installation fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, in a didactic posture, instructs Bhū-devī while a ritual space shows a śānti-recitation and brāhmaṇas being honored with seats, water, and offerings.","item_prompts":["Varāha as teacher (hand in vyākhyāna/abhaya gesture)","Bhū-devī listening respectfully","palm-leaf/ritual manuscript","brāhmaṇas seated on āsanas","arghya-pātra and water vessel","flowers, incense, lamp","altar/maṇḍala indicating ‘tatra’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized Varāha teaching Bhū-devī beside a simple altar; brāhmaṇas in white with clear ritual vessels; flat decorative background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha as instructor with ornate crown and jewelry, Bhū-devī at side; gold-leaf halo; brāhmaṇas receiving dakṣiṇā and garlands; rich temple interior.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, subdued elegance; Varāha and Bhū-devī in calm teaching scene; detailed lamps and vessels; soft shading.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate court-like teaching scene; Varāha and Bhū-devī on a terrace; brāhmaṇas seated in a row; delicate landscape framing the ritual space."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and settling","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"clear, prayerful, concluding cadence"}
FAQs
It documents a common ritual economy: recitation followed by hospitality/recognition of learned officiants, typical of temple and domestic consecration procedures.
No geographic site is named; the instruction is procedural and context-independent.
Ritual efficacy is linked with social duty: after recitation, one should formally honor the learned community present.
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