Varaha Purana - Adhyaya 184
Varaha PuranaAdhyaya 18423 Shlokas

Adhyaya 184: Installation of a Copper Icon (Tāmrārcā) and Its Consecratory Worship

Tāmrārcāsthāpanam

Ritual-Manual (Pratiṣṭhā and Pūjā Procedure)

本章以伐罗诃(Varāha)教诲大地女神(Pṛthivī)的对话体,详述安立(pratiṣṭhā)铜制神像(tāmrārcā)的仪轨次第。经文规定铸造光辉端正、比例匀称之像,迎入坛场,令其面向北方,并择吉祥星宿(nakṣatra)行安置前的加持与宿住(adhivāsana)。随后以香水与五牛制品(pañcagavya)调和之水为神像沐浴,诵请神咒,祈请神祇与五大(pañcabhūta)同临安住。经一夜后,日出时再行净化与复浴,伴随吠陀诵读,于曼荼罗棚(maṇḍapa)布置吉祥供设,正式安座并行供养(pūjā)。供品包括衣服、香、灯、食供(naivedya),并诵平安偈(śānti-pāṭha)以祈社会安宁。章末强调敬奉上师并施食婆罗门(brāhmaṇa),如法奉行可得功德并令家族兴盛。

Speakers

VarāhaPṛthivī

Key Concepts

tāmrārcā-pratiṣṭhā (installation of a copper icon)adhivāsana (pre-consecration rite)pañcagavya (fivefold bovine mixture) and sarvagandha-jala (perfumed water)pañcabhūta-invocation (earth, water, fire, wind, space symbolism)śānti-pāṭha (peace recitation for polity and society)guru-pūjā and brāhmaṇa-bhojana (ritual economy and social obligation)puṇya-phala logic (merit via ritual droplets and bathing)
Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana Adhyaya 184

Shlokas in Adhyaya 184

Verse 1

अथ ताम्रार्चास्थापनम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ ताम्रेण प्रतिमां कृत्वा सुरूपां चैव भास्वराम् ॥ उचितेनोपचारेण वेश्ममध्यमुपानयेत्

现在说安置铜像之法。圣瓦拉哈言:以铜铸成形相端严、光辉灿然之像,当以相应的供奉与仪轨,将其迎至宅第中央。

Verse 2

ततो वेश्मन्युपागम्य स्थापयित्वा उदङ्मुखः ॥ चित्रायां चैव नक्षत्रे कुर्याच्चैवाधिवासनम्

随后进入屋内,面向北方安置之;当月宿为“室女宿(Citrā)”之时,应行名为“阿地婆娑那(adhivāsana)”的预安奉安之礼。

Verse 3

जलं च सर्वगन्धेन पञ्चगव्येन मिश्रितम् ॥ स्नापयेच्च ततो मां वै इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्

又以清水和合诸香,并掺入“五牛圣物(pañcagavya)”;随后以此为我沐浴,并诵念此咒。

Verse 4

मन्त्रः— योऽसौ भवान्तिष्ठति सारभूतः त्वं ताम्रके तिष्ठसि नेत्रभूतः ॥ आगच्छ मूर्तौ सह पञ्चभूतैर्मया च पात्रैः सह विश्वधामन्

真言:“汝实为本质而安住;于铜像中安住为‘眼’,即使其有灵之临在。宇宙之所依者啊,请与五大同来入此形相,并与我及诸器皿同在。”

Verse 5

अनेनैव तु मन्त्रेण स्थापयित्वा यशस्विनि ॥ पूर्वन्यायेन कर्तव्यमधिवासनपूजनम्

即以此真言安置(圣像)之后,尊贵而显赫者啊,应依前述法则行阿地婆娑那(adhivāsana)与供养礼拜。

Verse 6

व्यतीतायां च शर्वर्यामुदिते च दिवाकरे ॥ ऋचा शुद्धिं विधायाथ स्नापयेन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम् ॥

当夜已尽、日已出之时,先以一首ṛc(吠陀颂句)行净化,然后应依所规定的诸咒,为神像或安置之体行沐浴礼。

Verse 7

ब्राह्मणा वेदपाठांश्च कुर्युस्तत्र समागताः ॥ बहूनि मङ्गलान्यत्र मण्डपे स्थापयेत्ततः ॥

在那里,聚集而来的婆罗门应诵读吠陀;随后,应在曼荼罗棚(maṇḍapa)中陈设诸多吉祥之物。

Verse 8

सुगन्धद्रव्यसंयुक्तं जलं चादाय पूजकः ॥ ततो मे स्नपनं कार्यमिमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥

供奉者取以芳香之物调和的清水,继而应行“为我沐浴”之仪,并诵出此咒。

Verse 9

मन्त्रः— ॐ योऽसौ भवान्सर्ववरः प्रभुश्च मायाबलो योगबलप्रधानः ॥ आगच्छ शीघ्रं च मम प्रियाय सन्तिष्ठ ताम्रेष्वपि लोकनाथ ॥

咒曰:唵。汝为赐予一切愿的主宰——以幻力(māyā)而强,以瑜伽之力为最胜——速来临我所珍爱的仪轨;世间之主啊,亦请安住于铜器之中。

Verse 10

मन्त्रेणानेन मां स्थाप्य गन्धपुष्पादिदीपकैः ॥

以此咒安立我之后,应以香、花、灯明等诸供品而奉事。

Verse 11

स्थापनामन्त्रः— ॐ प्रकाशप्रकाश जगत्प्रकाश विज्ञानमयानन्दमय त्रैलोक्यनाथात्रागच्छ इह सन्तिष्ठतां भवान्पुरुषोत्तम मामव इति ॥ अनेन स्थापनां कृत्वा मम शास्त्रानुसारतः ॥ शुक्लवस्त्रं समादाय इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ॥

安置咒(Sthāpana-mantra):唵。噢,光中之光,世间之光,由智与乐所成,三界之主——请来此处,愿汝安住于此。噢,至上之人(Puruṣottama),护佑我——如是。依我之圣典(śāstra)完成安置后,取白衣而诵此咒。

Verse 12

मन्त्रः— ॐ शुद्धस्त्वमात्मा पुरुषः पुराणो जगत्सु तत्त्वं सुरलोकनाथ ॥ वस्त्राणि गृह्णीष्व मम प्रियाणि नमोऽस्तु तस्मै पुरुषोत्तमाय ॥

咒:唵。汝为清净之我(Ātman),为太初之人(Puruṣa);为诸世界之真理原则,噢天界之主。请受我所珍爱的衣服;向彼至上之人(Puruṣottama)致敬。

Verse 13

वस्त्रैर्विभूषितं कृत्वा मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ यथान्यायेन मे शीघ्रमर्चनं तत्र कारयेत् ॥

以衣服庄严(主)之后,专心于我之仪轨者,应当依正法之则,迅速在彼处令行供奉礼拜(arcana)。

Verse 14

अर्चनालङ्कृतं कृत्वा गन्धधूपादिभिः प्रभुम् ॥ सम्पूज्य विधिवन्मां तु नैवेद्यं परिकल्पयेत् ॥

以香、熏香等供品如法礼拜而庄严主,并依仪则敬奉于我之后,应当安排食供(naivedya)。

Verse 15

दत्त्वा स्वादु च नैवेद्यं शान्तिपाठं तु कारयेत् ॥ मन्त्रः— शान्तिर्भवतु देवानां विप्राणां शान्तिरुत्तमा ॥

献上甘美的食供(naivedya)之后,应当诵读平安偈(śānti-pāṭha):“愿诸天(deva)得安宁;愿诸婆罗门贤哲(vipra)得最上安宁。”

Verse 16

शान्तिर्भवतु राज्ञां च सराष्ट्राणां तथा विशाम् ॥ बालानां व्रीहिपण्यानां गर्भिणीनां च देहिनाम् ॥

愿诸王得安宁,诸国土亦得安宁,百姓同得安宁;愿孩童安宁,贩卖稻米与谷物者安宁,孕妇与一切具身众生皆安宁。

Verse 17

शान्तिर्भवतु देवेश त्वत्प्रसादान्ममाखिला ॥ एवं शान्तिं पठित्वा तु ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र पूजयेत् ॥

噢诸神之主,愿我因汝恩典而得圆满安宁。如此诵毕安宁祈愿之后,应当在彼处礼敬供养婆罗门。

Verse 18

गुरुं भागवतं चैवमर्चयेच्च यथाविधि ॥ ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्तत्र यथोत्पन्नेन माधवि ॥

如是应依仪轨礼敬师尊与虔诚的毗湿奴信徒;并于彼处以如法所得之物供食婆罗门,噢摩达维。

Verse 19

गुरुर्यस्य न तुष्टो वै तस्माद्दूरतरो ह्ययम् ॥ य एतेन विधानॆन कुर्यात्संस्थापनं मम ॥

若其师尊未得真实欢喜,则此仪轨确实难以成就、果报甚远;然凡依此法而行我之安置(奉立)者,必得所求之果。

Verse 20

तारितं च कुलं तेन नवभिः सप्तविंशतिः ॥ एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे ताम्रार्चास्थापनं मम ॥

并且由此行为,据说其家族血脉得以济度,惠及二十七与九代(即多代)。吉祥者啊,这便是我向你所宣说的:关于安置我之铜像之法。

Verse 21

कथयिष्यामि ते ह्येवं कार्त्स्न्येन प्रतिमार्चनम् ॥ जलस्य बिन्दवो यावन्मम स्नाने च सुन्दरी ॥ तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते ॥

我将向你完整讲述对圣像的礼拜。美丽者啊,我沐浴所用之水有多少滴,行此供奉者便在我的世界中受尊崇多少千年。

Verse 22

ज्वलन पवनतुल्यावन भावन तपन श्वासन स्वयं तिष्ठ भगवन् पुरुषोत्तम ॐ ॥ इति ॥ ततो द्वारमुपागम्य वेश्म शीघ्रं प्रवेशयेत् ॥ आसने चापि मां स्थाप्य पूजयेद्भक्तिपूर्वकम् ॥

“(主啊)炽然;如风;护佑者;维持者;温热者;呼吸者——愿你自住而立,世尊普鲁绍塔玛,唵。”如是。随后走近门口,应迅速将(圣像)迎入屋内;并将我安置于座上,以虔敬而供奉。

Verse 23

विशेषेण गुरुं पूज्य वस्त्रालङ्कारभोजनैः ॥ तेनाहं पूजितो भूमे सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

尤其应以衣服、饰物与饮食来敬奉上师。敬奉他,即是敬奉我,大地啊;我如实告知于你。

Inside Adhyaya 184

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Varāha, in instructive dialogue with Pṛthivī, introduces the proper method (vidhi) for establishing and consecrating a copper icon (tāmrārcā) so that worship becomes ritually valid and socially auspicious.

  2. Central event

    A sequential pratiṣṭhā-manual: fashioning a radiant, proportionate copper image; bringing it into a maṇḍapa/veśman; orienting it northward; performing adhivāsana under an auspicious nakṣatra; bathing with sarvagandha-jala and pañcagavya while invoking the deity to enter the icon together with the pañcabhūtas; keeping a night interval; then renewing purification and worship at sunrise with Vedic recitation, maṅgala arrangements, formal seating (āsana) and full upacāras.

  3. Climax resolution

    The consecratory moment is stabilized through sunrise re-bathing, mantra-supported invocation, and completion of worship with offerings (vastra, dhūpa, dīpa, naivedya) culminating in a śānti-pāṭha aimed at the welfare of polity and society; the rite is ethically sealed by guru-honoring and feeding brāhmaṇas.

  4. Closing phalashruti

    Correct observance yields puṇya, prosperity, and lineage uplift; even the ritual droplets and bathing are framed as merit-generating when performed according to rule, especially when paired with guru-pūjā and brāhmaṇa-bhojana.

Geographical context

No explicit historical sites, river systems, tīrthas, or ecological regions are named in this adhyāya; the setting is a generic veśman/maṇḍapa (ritual house/pavilion) context.

Ritual instructions

  • Primary RitualTāmrārcā-pratiṣṭhā (installation and consecratory worship of a copper icon) with adhivāsana and subsequent pūjā.
  • BenefitMerit (puṇya) through correct consecration; stability and auspiciousness for household/polity via śānti-pāṭha; prosperity and lineage uplift through guru-honor and brāhmaṇa-feeding; sanctification of space and worship continuity through the installed icon.

The narrative frame

  • VarāhaPṛthivī · Didactic, procedural, dharma-śāstra-like ritual instruction with an ethical-social emphasis on communal welfare.

The emotional journey

  • Dominant RasaŚānta (serene-sacral order)
  • Emotional ProgressionFrom careful preparation and purity-conscious anticipation (adhivāsana) → heightened sacral focus during abhiṣeka and pañcabhūta-invocation → settled assurance after sunrise completion and śānti-pāṭha → socially grounded satisfaction through guru-veneration and communal feeding.

Planning a pilgrimage

  • Visit FeasibilityNot site-specific: the adhyāya is a portable household/temple ritual manual applicable wherever a proper maṇḍapa and qualified officiants are available.

Frequently Asked Questions

The text frames ritual correctness as inseparable from social responsibility: along with installing and worshiping the icon, it mandates śānti-pāṭha for collective welfare, honors the guru as a decisive moral authority, and requires brāhmaṇa-pūjā and communal feeding. The implied ethic is that religious practice should stabilize social order and well-being, not remain a private act.

The chapter specifies performing adhivāsana under an auspicious nakṣatra (not named), then continuing after the night has passed (vyatītāyāṃ śarvaryām) and at sunrise (udite divākare). It also indicates orientation (udaṅmukha, facing north) as a procedural marker.

Environmental stewardship appears indirectly through pañcabhūta language and purification materials: the deity is invoked to enter the icon ‘with the pañcabhūtas,’ and ritual bathing uses water, fragrances, and pañcagavya—substances that symbolically integrate terrestrial resources into a regulated, non-destructive ritual economy. The śānti-pāṭha extends well-being to the realm (rājan, rāṣṭra) and to vulnerable life (pregnant women, children), suggesting a broad stability ethic aligned with Pṛthivī-centered discourse.

No specific dynasties, kings, sages, or named lineages are mentioned. The chapter references social roles—guru (especially a bhāgavata-guru), brāhmaṇas, and the king/rājñām as a category in the peace recitation—without identifying particular historical persons.

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