Varaha Purana — Chapter 181

VrP 181.1

अथ मधुकाष्ठाप्रतिमायामर्चास्थापनम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। एवं श्रुत्वा परं स्थानं सा मही संशितव्रता।। सर्वक्षेत्रविभागेषु यश्च वै परमो विधिः

atha madhukāṣṭhāpratimāyāmarcāsthāpanam || sūta uvāca || evaṃ śrutvā paraṃ sthānaṃ sā mahī saṃśitavratā|| sarvakṣetravibhāgeṣu yaśca vai paramo vidhiḥ

Now, the installation of worship in an image of madhu-wood. Sūta said: Having thus heard of the supreme place, that Earth of strict vows, and of the highest rule that (obtains) in all the divisions of the sacred field,

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VrP 181.2

संश्रुत्य विस्मयाविष्टा प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरा ।। धरण्युवाच ।। अहो क्षेत्रप्रभावो वै यस्त्वया समुदाहृतः

saṃśrutya vismayāviṣṭā pratyuvāca vasundharā || dharaṇyuvāca || aho kṣetraprabhāvo vai yastvayā samudāhṛtaḥ

having heard (it), Vasundharā, filled with amazement, replied. The Earth said: Ah, the power of the sacred field which has been recounted by you!

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VrP 181.3

यं श्रुत्वा देवतत्त्वेन जातास्मि विगतज्वरा ।। एकं मे परमं गुह्यं यन्नित्यं हृदि वर्त्तते

yaṃ śrutvā devatattvena jātāsmi vigatajvarā || ekaṃ me paramaṃ guhyaṃ yannityaṃ hṛdi varttate

On hearing which, through the truth of the deity, I have become free of fever. One supreme secret of mine, which is always in my heart —

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VrP 181.4

मम प्रीत्यर्थमखिलं तद्विष्णो वक्तुमर्हसि ।। कथं तिष्ठसि काष्ठेषु शैलमृन्मयजेषु च

mama prītyarthamakhilaṃ tadviṣṇo vaktumarhasi || kathaṃ tiṣṭhasi kāṣṭheṣu śailamṛnmayajeṣu ca

— all that you should be pleased to tell, O Viṣṇu, for my delight. How do you dwell in wood, and in things made of stone and clay?

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VrP 181.5

ताम्रे कांस्ये च रौप्ये च तिष्ठसि स्थापितः कथम् ।। सौवर्णेषु च सर्वेषु तिष्ठसि स्थापितः कथम्

tāmre kāṃsye ca raupye ca tiṣṭhasi sthāpitaḥ katham || sauvarṇeṣu ca sarveṣu tiṣṭhasi sthāpitaḥ katham

In copper, in bell-metal and in silver — how do you dwell there when installed? And in all things golden, how do you dwell there when installed?

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VrP 181.6

ब्रह्मचारी समासाद्य कथं तिष्ठसि माधव ।। दन्तरत्ने समासाद्य कथं सन्तिष्ठते भवान्

brahmacārī samāsādya kathaṃ tiṣṭhasi mādhava || dantaratne samāsādya kathaṃ santiṣṭhate bhavān

Having come to a brahmacārin, how do you abide, Mādhava? Having come to ivory and to gem, how do you stand there?

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VrP 181.7

कथं तिष्ठसि वा सव्ये भित्तिसंस्थो जनार्दनः ।। भूमिसंस्थो महाभाग विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

kathaṃ tiṣṭhasi vā savye bhittisaṃstho janārdanaḥ || bhūmisaṃstho mahābhāga vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Or how do you abide on the left, Janārdana, established in a wall, or established in the ground, O greatly fortunate one, by the rite as seen in the ordinance?

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VrP 181.8

एवं धरावचः श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाचादिसूकरः ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। प्रतिमा यस्य कर्त्तव्या तदानीय वसुन्धरे

evaṃ dharāvacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvācādisūkaraḥ || śrīvarāha uvāca || pratimā yasya karttavyā tadānīya vasundhare

Having heard these words of Earth, the primeval Boar replied. Śrī Varāha said: Whosever image is to be made, having brought that (material), O Vasundharā,

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VrP 181.9

प्रतिमां कारयेच्चैव लक्षणोक्तां वसुन्धरे ।। अर्चाशुद्धिं ततः कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानतः

pratimāṃ kārayeccaiva lakṣaṇoktāṃ vasundhare || arcāśuddhiṃ tataḥ kṛtvā pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānataḥ

one should have the image made, endowed with the stated marks, O Vasundharā; then, having performed the purification of the icon, and having installed it according to the rule,

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VrP 181.11

कृत्वा तत्प्रतिमां चैव प्रतिष्ठाविधिनार्च्चयेत् ।। तांस्तु दद्यात्तु गन्धांश्च ये मया समुदाहृताः

kṛtvā tatpratimāṃ caiva pratiṣṭhāvidhinārccayet || tāṃstu dadyāttu gandhāṃśca ye mayā samudāhṛtāḥ

and having made that image, one should worship it by the rite of installation; and he should offer those fragrances which have been enumerated by me:

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VrP 181.12

कर्पूरं कुंकुमं चैव त्वचं चागुरुमेव च ।। रसं च चन्दनं चैव सिल्हकोशीरकं तथा

karpūraṃ kuṃkumaṃ caiva tvacaṃ cāgurumeva ca || rasaṃ ca candanaṃ caiva silhakośīrakaṃ tathā

camphor, and saffron, and cinnamon-bark, and aloe-wood, and resin, and sandal, and silhaka and uśīra,

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VrP 181.13

एतैर्विलेपनं दद्यादर्चितस्तु विचक्षणः ।। स्वस्तिकं वर्द्धमानं च श्रीवत्सं कौस्तुभं तथा

etairvilepanaṃ dadyādarcitastu vicakṣaṇaḥ || svastikaṃ varddhamānaṃ ca śrīvatsaṃ kaustubhaṃ tathā

with these the discerning one, being (himself) honoured, should offer the unguent: the svastika, the vardhamāna, the śrīvatsa, and the kaustubha,

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VrP 181.14

विधानपूर्वकं चैव मंगल्यं चैव पायसम् ।। वर्त्तिस्तिलफलं चैव कर्मण्यानि न संशयः

vidhānapūrvakaṃ caiva maṃgalyaṃ caiva pāyasam || varttistilaphalaṃ caiva karmaṇyāni na saṃśayaḥ

and, preceded by the prescribed procedure, the auspicious thing and the milk-rice; and the wick and the sesame fruit are fit for the rite, no doubt.

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VrP 181.15

एवं सर्वं ततो दद्यात्पूजायां विहितं शुभम् ।। कर्मणा विधिदृष्टेन शुद्धो भागवतः शुचिः

evaṃ sarvaṃ tato dadyātpūjāyāṃ vihitaṃ śubham || karmaṇā vidhidṛṣṭena śuddho bhāgavataḥ śuciḥ

Thus he should then offer everything auspicious that is enjoined in the worship; by the rite as seen in the ordinance, the pure, clean devotee of the Lord (does this).

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VrP 181.16

प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ।। योऽसौ भवांस्तिष्ठते च सर्वयोगप्रधानतः

prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā imaṃ mantramudīrayet || yo'sau bhavāṃstiṣṭhate ca sarvayogapradhānataḥ

Then, having performed breath-control, he should utter this formula: "You who are here, sir, abide, being foremost of all yoga,"

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VrP 181.17

ससम्भ्रमं लोके सुप्रतीतस्तिष्ठ काष्ठे स त्वं भुवि ।। एवं संस्थापनं कृत्वा काष्ठस्य प्रतिमासु च

sasambhramaṃ loke supratītastiṣṭha kāṣṭhe sa tvaṃ bhuvi || evaṃ saṃsthāpanaṃ kṛtvā kāṣṭhasya pratimāsu ca

"renowned with awe in the world—stand, you yourself, in the wood upon the earth." Having thus performed the installation of wood in images,

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VrP 181.18

पुनः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शुद्धैर्भागवतैः सह ।। प्रज्वाल्य दीपं तत्रैव चार्च्चायाः सम्मुखं स्थितः

punaḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śuddhairbhāgavataiḥ saha || prajvālya dīpaṃ tatraiva cārccāyāḥ sammukhaṃ sthitaḥ

again having circumambulated together with pure devotees of the Lord, and having kindled a lamp right there, standing facing the icon,

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VrP 181.19

नोर्द्ध्वं न तिर्यगीक्षेत कामक्रोधविवर्जितः ।। नमो नारायणायेति इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

norddhvaṃ na tiryagīkṣeta kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ || namo nārāyaṇāyeti imaṃ mantramudīrayet

he should look neither upward nor sideways, free of desire and anger; he should utter this formula: "Homage to Nārāyaṇa."

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VrP 181.21

मन्त्रः – योऽसौ भवान्सर्वजनप्रवीर गतिः प्रभुस्त्वं वससि ह्यमोघ ।। अनेन मन्त्रेण च लोकनाथ संस्थापितस्तिष्ठ च वासुदेव

mantraḥ – yo'sau bhavānsarvajanapravīra gatiḥ prabhustvaṃ vasasi hyamogha || anena mantreṇa ca lokanātha saṃsthāpitastiṣṭha ca vāsudeva

The formula: "You who are here, sir, hero foremost among all people, you are the goal, the lord, and you dwell (here), unfailing one; and by this formula, O Lord of the world, being installed, abide, O Vāsudeva."

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VrP 181.22

सर्वामेवं ततः कृत्वा मम संस्थापनक्रियाम् ।। पूज्या भागवताः सर्वे ये तत्र समुपागताः

sarvāmevaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā mama saṃsthāpanakriyām || pūjyā bhāgavatāḥ sarve ye tatra samupāgatāḥ

Having thus performed the whole rite of my installation, all the devotees of the Lord who have assembled there are to be honoured.

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VrP 181.23

गन्धमाल्यैरर्चयित्वा उपलेपैश्च भोजनैः ।। कुर्यात्संस्करणं तेषां विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

gandhamālyairarcayitvā upalepaiśca bhojanaiḥ || kuryātsaṃskaraṇaṃ teṣāṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Having honoured them with fragrances and garlands, with unguents and with meals, one should perform their entertainment by the rite as seen in the ordinance.

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VrP 181.24

एतत्कर्मविधानेन मधुकाष्ठस्य सुन्दरि ।। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय एतत्ते कथितं मया

etatkarmavidhānena madhukāṣṭhasya sundari || dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya etatte kathitaṃ mayā

By this ritual procedure for madhūka wood, O beautiful one, for the sake of establishing dharma, this has been told to you by me.

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VrP 181.25

यस्त्वनेन विधानेन अर्च्चां काष्ठस्य स्थापयेत् ।। स न गच्छति संसारं मम लोकं च गच्छति

yastvanena vidhānena arccāṃ kāṣṭhasya sthāpayet || sa na gacchati saṃsāraṃ mama lokaṃ ca gacchati

And whoever installs an icon of wood by this procedure, he does not go to the round of rebirth, and he goes to my world.

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VrP 181.181

ततः सम्पूजयेद्देवि संसारभवमुक्तये ।। तत्र काष्ठेषु मधुकमानीय च वसुन्धरे कुर्यात्संस्करणं तेषां विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

tataḥ sampūjayeddevi saṃsārabhavamuktaye || tatra kāṣṭheṣu madhukamānīya ca vasundhare kuryātsaṃskaraṇaṃ teṣāṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Then one should worship (it) fully, O goddess, for release from becoming in the round of rebirth; there, among woods, having brought madhūka, O Vasundharā, one should perform their preparation by the rite as seen in the ordinance.

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