Varaha Purana 41.5 — Adhyaya 41, Shloka 5
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
सर्वज्ञायेति कण्ठं तु प्रजानां पतये शिरः । प्रद्युम्नायेति च भुजौ दिव्यास्त्राय सुदर्शनम् । अमृतोद्भवाय शङ्खं तु एष देवर्चने विधिः ॥ ४१.५ ॥
sarvajñāyeti kaṇṭhaṃ tu prajānāṃ pataye śiraḥ | pradyumnāyeti ca bhujau divyāstrāya sudarśanam | amṛtodbhavāya śaṅkhaṃ tu eṣa devārcane vidhiḥ || 41.5 ||
กำหนดว่า ‘สรรพชญายะ’ ที่ลำคอ; ‘ประชานัง ปตเย’ ที่พระเศียร; ‘ประทยุมน์นายะ’ ที่พระกร; ที่อาวุธทิพย์คือจักรสุทรรศนะ; และว่า ‘อมฤโตทภวายะ’ ที่สังข์ นี่คือวิธีบูชาเทพ
Varāha
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":"प्रद्युम्न-नाम (व्यूह-तत्त्व) कृष्णपरम्परायां प्रसिद्धम्; किन्तु मथुरा-स्थल-सम्बन्धो न।"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"देवर्चने अङ्गन्यासः—‘सर्वज्ञ’ कण्ठे, ‘प्रजानां पतिः’ शिरसि, ‘प्रद्युम्न’ भुजयोः; सुदर्शन-चक्रे ‘दिव्यास्त्र’ भावः, शङ्खे ‘अमृतोद्भव’ इति विन्यासः।","karmic_consequence":"सम्यग्न्यासेन मन्त्रशक्त्यावाहनं, आयुध-देवता-सम्प्रतिष्ठा; अव्यवस्थित-न्यासे पूजाफल-न्यूनता।"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"अङ्ग-आयुध-न्यासः ‘ईश्वरस्य सर्वज्ञत्व-ईश्वरत्व-व्यापकत्व’ प्रतिपादनम्; आयुधानि धर्मरक्षण-शक्तयः—सुदर्शनं विवेक/कालचक्र, शङ्खः प्राण/ओंकार-नाद।","yajna_varaha_imagery":"कण्ठ=वाक्/मन्त्र (सर्वज्ञ), शिरः=ईश्वरत्व (प्रजानां पतिः), भुजौ=पालन-शक्ति (प्रद्युम्न), चक्र=ऋत-रक्षा/काल, शङ्ख=अमृत-समुद्भव/मङ्गलनाद।","vedantic_connection":"नाम-रूप-उपासनया अन्तःकरण-शुद्धिः; आयुध-न्यासः ‘शक्ति-शक्तिमान्’ अभेद-भावः, उपासकस्य रक्षण-विश्वासः।"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ritual Studies","Iconography","Mantra and Nyāsa","Vaishnava Theology"]
Primary Rasa: भक्ति
Secondary Rasa: वीर
Type: ritual-space (देवालय/गृहपूजा)
Related Themes: 41.41.4 (पूर्वाङ्गन्यासः); 41.41.3 (अच्युतार्चन)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"हरि-प्रतिमायां कण्ठ-शिरो-भुजेषु न्यास; सुदर्शनचक्रं व शङ्खं विशेष-दीप्त्या दर्शिते, पूजकः मन्त्रजपं कुर्वन्।","item_prompts":["हरि-प्रतिमा चतुर्भुजा","सुदर्शनचक्र-प्रभामण्डल","शङ्खः","कण्ठ-शिरो-भुज-न्यासमुद्रा","जपमाला/घण्टा"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"केरल-म्यूरल; चतुर्भुज-हरिः, चक्र-शङ्खयोः तेजः, पूजकः अङ्गन्यास-क्रमेण, गाढ-रङ्ग-समन्वयः।","tanjore_prompt":"तञ्जावूर; स्वर्णपत्र-दीप्ति, चक्र-शङ्खयोः उन्नत-उभार, हरि-मुकुट-विशेष, मन्त्रन्यास-क्षणः।","mysore_prompt":"मैसूर; सूक्ष्म-आभरण, आयुध-रेखांकन-स्वच्छ, शान्त-भक्ति-परिवेशः।","pahari_prompt":"पहाड़ी; उज्ज्वल-रङ्ग, चक्र-शङ्ख-प्रतीक-प्रधान, लघु-न्यास-दृश्यं।"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"रक्षात्मक-भक्ति","suggested_raga":"दुर्गा","pace":"मध्यम","voice_tone":"स्थिर-गम्भीर"}
FAQs
It documents a standardized devotional-ritual technique (nyāsa-like assignment of names/mantras to body parts and emblems) characteristic of later Purāṇic and Āgamic worship systems, useful for tracing the history of Vaiṣṇava liturgical practice.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is procedural and iconographic rather than topographical.
The verse presents a philosophical instruction of disciplined, methodical practice in worship—emphasizing ordered attention and ritual precision rather than a moral injunction directed toward social conduct.
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