अगस्त्य उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचो विप्रो वासुदेवस्य बुद्धिमान् । स्वनामपूर्विकां मूर्तिं स्थापयामास चक्रिणः
agastya uvāca | iti śrutvā vaco vipro vāsudevasya buddhimān | svanāmapūrvikāṃ mūrtiṃ sthāpayāmāsa cakriṇaḥ
اگستیہ نے کہا: واسودیو کے یہ کلمات سن کر اس دانا برہمن نے چکر دھاری پرمیشور کی مورتی قائم کی اور اپنے نام کو پیش لفظ بنا کر اس کا نام رکھا۔
Agastya
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa, having heard Vāsudeva’s instruction, performs the solemn act of installing a discus-bearing Viṣṇu image, ritually naming it with his own name as a prefix; lamps, kalasha, and Vedic recitation surround the sanctum.
Faith becomes enduring through sacred institutions—installing a deity makes devotion accessible to future generations.
Ayodhyā, as the locale where the cakra-bearing Lord’s image is ritually established.
Mūrti-sthāpanā/pratiṣṭhā (ritual installation of the deity).