Varaha Purana 43.3 — Adhyaya 43, Shloka 3
The Caitra Dvādaśī Observance and the Ritual Procedure for Worship of Vāmana
कण्ठं विश्वकृते पूज्य शिरो वै व्योमरूपिणे । बाहू विश्वजिते पूज्य स्वनाम्ना शङ्खचक्रकौ ॥ ४३.३ ॥
kaṇṭhaṃ viśvakṛte pūjya śiro vai vyomarūpiṇe | bāhū viśvajite pūjya svanāmnā śaṅkhacakrakau || 43.3 ||
พึงบูชาลำคอในฐานะ “วิศวกริต”; บูชาศีรษะในฐานะ “วยोมรูปิน”; บูชาแขนทั้งสองในฐานะ “วิศวชิต”; และพึงนอบน้อมสังข์กับจักรด้วยนามของตนเอง.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Conch and discus (śaṅkha-cakra) are classic Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa emblems; no Mathurā-specific linkage is stated."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Continue aṅga-pūjā: worship throat as Viśvakṛt, head as Vyomarūpin, arms as Viśvajit; honor śaṅkha and cakra by their own names.","karmic_consequence":"Accurate iconographic reverence and mantra-addressing completes the worship and yields fuller devotional fruit; omission/incorrectness reduces ritual integrity."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī Janārdana-pūjā (aṅga-pūjā with āyudha-vandana)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī (within the described vrata sequence)","promised_fruit":"Implied: protection and completeness through honoring Viṣṇu’s forms and weapons."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The epithets (Viśvakṛt, Vyomarūpin, Viśvajit) universalize the deity’s body: creation, space-pervasion, and conquest are installed into specific loci, turning the icon into a cosmological diagram.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Āyudha-vandana parallels yajña’s protective and ordering implements; śaṅkha-cakra function as dharma’s proclamation and cosmic order (ṛta) enforcement within the ritual body.","vedantic_connection":"Names point to nirguṇa-backed functions: the One appears as maker of all (viśvakṛt), as space itself (vyoma-rūpin), and as transcendent victor (viśvajit), supporting contemplation of immanence + transcendence."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of divine attributes (nāma-rūpa upāsanā)","core_concept":"Divine names are not mere labels; they are contemplative gateways to specific powers/realities of the same Supreme.","practical_application":"When reciting each epithet, briefly contemplate its meaning (creator, space-pervader, all-conqueror) while offering to the corresponding limb/region."}
Subject Matter: ["Iconography","Theology","Devotional Practice"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual space (pūjā-maṇḍala)
Related Themes: 43.43.2 (preceding limb worship); 43.43.4 (post-worship ritual placement of kumbha)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The worshipper venerates Viṣṇu’s throat, head, and arms with cosmic epithets, then offers reverence to the conch and discus as sacred weapons.","item_prompts":["Viṣṇu with prominent śaṅkha and cakra","highlighted throat/head/arms (subtle glow zones)","offerings directed to weapons","inscribed epithets: Viśvakṛt, Vyomarūpin, Viśvajit"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold, symmetrical Viṣṇu with luminous weaponry; glowing bands at throat/head/arms; devotee offering flowers and incense.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf emphasis on śaṅkha-cakra; jeweled crown for head-veneration; ornate arch framing cosmic epithets.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant detailing of weapons and crown; soft radiance around head and arms; calm devotional ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical depiction of Viṣṇu with oversized conch/discus motifs; delicate script-like epithets floating near limbs."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential, slightly awe-filled","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow with clear caesuras at each epithet","voice_tone":"resonant, articulate, emphasizing the epithets and āyudha names"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of theological iconography in which bodily features and emblems are correlated with named divine aspects, useful for reconstructing historical devotional and ritual vocabularies.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily iconographic and theological rather than topographical.
The verse frames a disciplined practice of reverent attention—assigning respectful recognition to specific forms/epithets and emblems—presented as a structured contemplative or ritual approach rather than a social-legal injunction.
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