Varaha Purana 186.4: Adhyaya 186, Shloka 4

Ritual Procedure for Installing Silver and Gold Images, and the Special Status of Śālagrāma

Devanagari script

स्तुतिभिर्मङ्गलैश्चैव मम वेश्मन्युपानयेत् ।। अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं गृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 186.4

Transliteration

stutibhir maṅgalaiś caiva mama veśmany upānayet || arghya-pādyādikaṁ gṛhya imaṁ mantram udāharet ||

Translation

حمد و ثناؤں اور مبارک تلاوتوں کے ساتھ اسے میرے مندر میں لے آئے۔ پھر ارغیہ، پادْیہ اور دیگر نذرانے لے کر یہ منتر ادا کرے۔

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Word by Word

• stutibhiḥ: with praises
• stutibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Tṛtīyā (Instr./3rd), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• maṅgalaiḥ: with auspicious (chants/acts)
• maṅgalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅga (n.), Tṛtīyā (Instr./3rd), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen./6th), Ekavacana (sg.)

• veśmani: in the house/temple
• veśmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (वेश्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅga (n.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana (sg.)

• upānayet: should bring/lead near
• upānayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√nī (नी धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

• arghya-pādya-ādikam: arghya, pādya, etc. (offerings)
• arghya-pādya-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक) + pādya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (Acc./2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); samāsa: arghyaṃ pādyaṃ ca ādiḥ yasya (collection sense)

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/य-प्रत्यय; गृहीत्वा-artha), 'having taken'

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc./2nd), Ekavacana (sg.); viśeṣaṇa of 'mantram'

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc./2nd), Ekavacana (sg.)

• udāharet: should recite/utter
• udāharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√āhṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha (continued instruction)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Pūjā Protocol
• Sanskrit Ritual Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a structured sequence of installation worship—procession into the shrine, followed by standard offering categories (arghya, pādya), reflecting widely shared Indic ritual grammar.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place is named; “veśman” indicates the ritual space (shrine/house).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To approach cultural-ritual acts with decorum—praise, auspicious speech, and respectful offerings—emphasizing orderly hospitality-like conduct.