Varaha Purana 44.6: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 6
The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits
दक्षिणे परशुं हस्ते तस्य देवस्य कारयेत् । सर्वगन्धैश्च सम्पूज्य पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः शुभैः ॥ ४४.६ ॥
dakṣiṇe paraśuṃ haste tasya devasya kārayet | sarvagandhaiś ca sampūjya puṣpair nānāvidhaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 44.6 ||
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It preserves a concise purāṇic witness to image-making and worship protocols—useful for correlating textual prescriptions with historical temple iconography and ritual practice in South Asia.
No specific location is named in this verse-fragment; it functions as a general liturgical/ikonographic instruction rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
The verse emphasizes careful, orderly honoring of cultural-religious artifacts through proper preparation and respectful offering (fragrances and flowers), framed as disciplined ritual conduct.
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