Varaha Purana 42.4: Adhyaya 42, Shloka 4
Ritual Procedure for the Phālguna Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Narasiṃha Worship, with the Narrative of King Vatsa
तदग्रे घटमादाय सितवस्त्रयुगान्वितम् । तस्योपरि नृसिंहं तु सौवर्णं ताम्रभाजने । सौवर्णशक्तितः कृत्वा दारुवंशमयेऽपि वा ॥ ४२.४ ॥
tadagre ghaṭam ādāya sitavastrayugānvitam | tasyopari nṛsiṃhaṃ tu sauvarṇaṃ tāmrabhājane | sauvarṇaśaktitaḥ kṛtvā dāruvaṃśamayе'pi vā || 42.4 ||
จากนั้นเบื้องหน้าให้นำหม้อน้ำที่มีผ้าขาวเป็นคู่ประกอบไว้ แล้ววางเหนือหม้อนั้นในภาชนะทองแดงซึ่งประดิษฐานรูปนรสิงห์เป็นทองคำ; หากมีกำลังทรัพย์ให้ทำด้วยทองคำ มิฉะนั้นอาจทำด้วยไม้หรือไม้ไผ่ได้
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It documents a prescriptive ritual arrangement using common domestic objects (ghaṭa, white cloth) alongside metalwork (copper vessel, gold icon), reflecting material culture and adaptable practice in Purāṇic ritual literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on the procedure and materials for a ritual installation.
The instruction emphasizes proportionality to one’s means (śakti): an ideal offering (gold) is mentioned, but acceptable substitutes (wood/bamboo) are explicitly allowed, indicating an ethics of accessibility rather than exclusivity.
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