Varaha Purana 44.5: Adhyaya 44, Shloka 5
The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits
वैणवेन तु पात्रेण तस्मिन् संस्थापयेद्धरिम् । जामदग्न्येति विख्यातं नाम्ना क्लेशविनाशनम् ॥ ४४.५ ॥
vaiṇavena tu pātreṇa tasmin saṁsthāpayeddharim | jāmadagnyeti vikhyātaṁ nāmnā kleśavināśanam || 44.5 ||
Pagkaraan, gamit ang isang sisidlang Vaiṣṇava, dapat iluklok si Hari sa loob nito—si Hari na tanyag sa pangalang “Jāmadagnya,” isang pangalang sinasabing pumupuksa sa mga kleśa, ang mga pagdurusa at dumi ng isip.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Install Hari in the prepared vessel using a Vaiṣṇava (ritually appropriate) container, invoking the name ‘Jāmadagnya’ as a kleśa-destroying appellation.","karmic_consequence":"Correct installation with proper vessel and name-invocation yields removal of afflictions (kleśa-kṣaya) and accrues devotional merit; improper handling weakens intended spiritual effect."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Name (nāma) functions as a salvific handle: Hari’s presence is ritually ‘installed’ (pratiṣṭhā) into a locus, showing the Purāṇic bridge between transcendent Lord and accessible worship-form through mantra/nāma.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; the ‘vessel’ acts as a ritual receptacle akin to a yajña-seat (āsana) for divine presence, with nāma as the operative power.","vedantic_connection":"Aligns with nāma-rūpa pedagogy: the Absolute is approached through sanctified name and form; kleśa-destruction echoes yogic/vedāntic purification leading to steadier knowledge (jñāna-niṣṭhā)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mantra/nāma theology","core_concept":"Divine name as efficacious for kleśa-kṣaya; proper receptacle and intention stabilize worship.","practical_application":"Adopt disciplined nāma-japa and careful ritual handling; treat sacred objects as supports for concentrated devotion and ethical purification."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Sacred Names","Devotional Theology","Mantric/Onomastic Tradition"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: pūjā-maṇḍala/altar area
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 44.44.5-6 (installation followed by iconographic attribute and offerings)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest/devotee installs Hari into a consecrated vessel placed before the altar, with the act framed as invoking the kleśa-destroying name ‘Jāmadagnya’.","item_prompts":["Vaiṣṇava vessel (pātra) on altar","hand gesture of installation (āvāhana/pratiṣṭhā)","inscription or scroll with ‘Jāmadagnya’","water/flowers/incense nearby","tilaka-marked devotee (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized priest figure performing āvāhana over a vessel; bold sacred geometry around the altar; emphasize purity and ritual gestures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly ornamented altar; gold-leaf vessel rim; deity presence suggested by radiant aura above the vessel; text panel ‘Jāmadagnya’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate priestly figure, detailed vessel and ritual implements; soft aura indicating invoked presence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate ritual moment, minimal background; clear depiction of vessel and gesture; small calligraphic label for the name."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, purificatory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, focused, mantra-like"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era ritual vocabulary—especially the practice of saṁsthāpana (installation) and the use of sanctified ritual implements—illustrating how devotional worship was systematized in Sanskrit narrative-ritual texts.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual procedure and a sacred epithet rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined ritual conduct and the contemplative use of sacred names as a means of addressing human affliction (kleśa), framed as a philosophical-ritual method rather than coercive doctrine.
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