Varaha Purana — Chapter 185
VrP 185.1
अथ कांस्यार्चास्थापनम् ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। कांस्येन प्रतिमां कृत्वा सुरूपां सुप्रतिष्ठिताम् ।। सर्वाङ्गावयवैर्युक्तां विमलां कर्मनिर्मिताम्
atha kāṃsyārcāsthāpanam || śrīvarāha uvāca || kāṃsyena pratimāṃ kṛtvā surūpāṃ supratiṣṭhitām || sarvāṅgāvayavairyuktāṃ vimalāṃ karmanirmitām
Now the installation of a bell-metal image. Śrī Varāha said: Having made an image of bell-metal, well-formed, well set up, complete in all its limbs and parts, spotless, skilfully wrought —
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VrP 185.2
ज्येष्ठायां चैव नक्षत्रे मम वेश्मन्युपानयेत् ।। गीतवादित्रशब्देन बहुभिर्मङ्गलैस्तथा
jyeṣṭhāyāṃ caiva nakṣatre mama veśmanyupānayet || gītavāditraśabdena bahubhirmaṅgalaistathā
and under the asterism Jyeṣṭhā one should bring (it) into my house, with the sound of song and instruments and with many auspicious rites.
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VrP 185.3
अर्घ्यं गृह्य यथान्यायमिमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
arghyaṃ gṛhya yathānyāyamimaṃ mantramudāharet
Taking the offering-water duly, he should utter this mantra:
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VrP 185.4
योऽसौ भवान्सर्वयज्ञेषु पूज्यो ध्येयो गोप्ता विश्वकामो महात्मा ।। प्रसन्नात्मा भगवान्मे प्रसन्नः सुपूजितस्तिष्ठ हि लोकनाथ
yo'sau bhavānsarvayajñeṣu pūjyo dhyeyo goptā viśvakāmo mahātmā || prasannātmā bhagavānme prasannaḥ supūjitastiṣṭha hi lokanātha
You who are this one, to be worshipped in all sacrifices, to be meditated upon, the protector, whose desire is the universe, the great Self — O Lord of gracious spirit, being gracious to me and well worshipped, do stand (here), O lord of the world.
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VrP 185.5
अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा यथान्यायं स्थापयेत्तदुदङ्मुखः ।। यथान्यायेन संस्थाप्य कुर्याच्चैवाधिवासनम्
arghyaṃ dattvā yathānyāyaṃ sthāpayettadudaṅmukhaḥ || yathānyāyena saṃsthāpya kuryāccaivādhivāsanam
Having given the offering-water duly, he, facing north, should install it; and having installed it according to rule, he should perform the adhivāsana (preliminary consecration).
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VrP 185.6
चतुरः कलशांश्चैव पंचगव्यसमन्वितान् ।। सर्वगन्धैश्च लाजैश्च मधुना च विशेषतः
caturaḥ kalaśāṃścaiva paṃcagavyasamanvitān || sarvagandhaiśca lājaiśca madhunā ca viśeṣataḥ
And four jars, provided with the five products of the cow, and with all fragrances and with parched grain, and especially with honey —
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VrP 185.7
चतुरः कलशान्पूर्य स्नानार्थं मे समन्त्रकम् ।। ततश्चास्तंगते सूर्ये शुद्धैर्भागवतैः सह
caturaḥ kalaśānpūrya snānārthaṃ me samantrakam || tataścāstaṃgate sūrye śuddhairbhāgavataiḥ saha
having filled four jars with mantras for my bathing, then, when the sun has set, together with pure devotees of the Lord,
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VrP 185.8
कुर्यात्संस्थापनं तत्र ममार्च्चायास्तु पूजकः ।। गृहीत्वा कलशांस्तत्र शुद्धान्भागवतांस्तथा
kuryātsaṃsthāpanaṃ tatra mamārccāyāstu pūjakaḥ || gṛhītvā kalaśāṃstatra śuddhānbhāgavatāṃstathā
the worshipper should there perform the installation of my image. Taking the jars there, and the pure devotees likewise,
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VrP 185.9
नमो नारायणायेति उक्त्वा मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
namo nārāyaṇāyeti uktvā mantramudāharet
having said "Homage to Nārāyaṇa," he should utter the mantra:
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VrP 185.11
विकार अविकार अकार सकार शकार षकार स्वच्छन्दरूपः क्षरमक्षरं धृतिरूपः अरूपमिति नमः पुरुषोत्तमायेति ।। व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्यामुदिते च दिवाकरे ।। अश्वेन च मुहूर्तेन प्राप्ते मूलेषु चोत्तरे
vikāra avikāra akāra sakāra śakāra ṣakāra svacchandarūpaḥ kṣaramakṣaraṃ dhṛtirūpaḥ arūpamiti namaḥ puruṣottamāyeti || vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryāmudite ca divākare || aśvena ca muhūrtena prāpte mūleṣu cottare
"Change, changeless, the letter A, the letter S (sa), the letter Ś (śa), the letter Ṣ (ṣa), whose form is self-willed, the perishable and the imperishable, whose form is steadfastness, formless" — thus (saying) "homage to Puruṣottama." But when the night has passed and the sun has risen, and in the horse-hour (aśva-muhūrta), when (the moon) has reached the Mūla and Uttara (asterisms) —
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VrP 185.12
पूर्वोक्तेषु विधानेन मम शास्त्रानुदर्शिनाम् ।। स्थापयेद्द्वारमूले तु मम वेश्मनि सुन्दरि
pūrvokteṣu vidhānena mama śāstrānudarśinām || sthāpayeddvāramūle tu mama veśmani sundari
— by the procedure stated before, (that is) of those who follow my scriptures, one should set (the image) at the base of the door, in my house, O beautiful one.
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VrP 185.13
सर्वशान्त्युदकं गृह्य सर्वगन्धफलानि च ।। नमो नारायणायेति उक्त्वा मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
sarvaśāntyudakaṃ gṛhya sarvagandhaphalāni ca || namo nārāyaṇāyeti uktvā mantramudāharet
Having taken water for the all-appeasing rite, and all the fragrances and fruits, saying "Homage to Nārāyaṇa," he should recite the mantra:
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VrP 185.14
मन्त्रः- ॐ इन्द्रो भवांस्त्वं च यमः कुबेरो जलेश्वरः सोमबृहस्पती च।। शुक्रः शनैश्चरबुधौ सह सैंहिकेयकेतू रविश्चैव धरात्मजस्त्वम्
mantraḥ- oṃ indro bhavāṃstvaṃ ca yamaḥ kubero jaleśvaraḥ somabṛhaspatī ca|| śukraḥ śanaiścarabudhau saha saiṃhikeyaketū raviścaiva dharātmajastvam
The mantra: Oṃ! You are Indra, and Yama, Kubera, the lord of the waters, and Soma and Bṛhaspati; Śukra, Saturn and Mercury together, Rāhu (son of Siṃhikā) and Ketu, and the Sun, and you are the son of the Earth (Mars);
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VrP 185.15
तथैव सर्वौषधयो जलानि वायुश्च पृथ्वी च स वायुसारथिः ।। नागाः सयक्षाश्च दिशश्च सर्वास्तस्मै नमस्ते पुरुषोत्तमाय इति
tathaiva sarvauṣadhayo jalāni vāyuśca pṛthvī ca sa vāyusārathiḥ || nāgāḥ sayakṣāśca diśaśca sarvāstasmai namaste puruṣottamāya iti
and likewise all the herbs, the waters, and the wind, and the earth, and he whose charioteer is the wind; the Nāgas together with the Yakṣas, and all the directions — homage to that one, homage to you, to Puruṣottama. Thus.
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VrP 185.16
अनेनैव तु मन्त्रेण कृत्वा कर्म सुपुष्कलम् ।। मम तां प्रतिमां गृह्य ततो वेश्मन्युपानयेत्
anenaiva tu mantreṇa kṛtvā karma supuṣkalam || mama tāṃ pratimāṃ gṛhya tato veśmanyupānayet
But having performed the rite very fully with this very mantra, he should take that image of mine and then bring it into the house.
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VrP 185.17
एकान्ते स्नापयेन्मां च जलैः पूर्वाभिमन्त्रितैः ।। प्रगृह्य कलशेभ्यश्च जलं गन्धसमन्वितम्
ekānte snāpayenmāṃ ca jalaiḥ pūrvābhimantritaiḥ || pragṛhya kalaśebhyaśca jalaṃ gandhasamanvitam
And in a solitary place he should bathe me with the waters previously consecrated by mantra; and taking from the pots water mixed with fragrance,
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VrP 185.18
गात्रसंशोधनार्थाय इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
gātrasaṃśodhanārthāya imaṃ mantramudāharet
for the purpose of cleansing the body (of the image), he should recite this mantra:
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VrP 185.19
मन्त्रः – सरांसि ये ते च समस्तसागरा नद्यश्च तीर्थानि च पुष्कराणि ।। आयान्तु तान्येव तव प्रसादाच्छुद्धयै च मे स्युः पुरुषोत्तमाय इति
mantraḥ – sarāṃsi ye te ca samastasāgarā nadyaśca tīrthāni ca puṣkarāṇi || āyāntu tānyeva tava prasādācchuddhayai ca me syuḥ puruṣottamāya iti
The mantra: Those lakes of yours, and all the oceans, and the rivers, and the sacred fords and pools — may they all come, by your grace, and be for my purification. To Puruṣottama. Thus.
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VrP 185.21
गन्धधूपादिभिश्चैव यथाविभवशक्तितः।। पश्चाद्वस्त्राणि मे दद्यान्मम गात्रसुखानि च
gandhadhūpādibhiścaiva yathāvibhavaśaktitaḥ|| paścādvastrāṇi me dadyānmama gātrasukhāni ca
And with fragrances, incense and the rest, according to his wealth and ability; afterwards he should give me garments, and things pleasing to my body.
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VrP 185.22
तान्यानयित्वा वस्त्राणि ममाग्रे स्थापयेन्नरः ।। उभौ तौ चरणौ नत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
tānyānayitvā vastrāṇi mamāgre sthāpayennaraḥ || ubhau tau caraṇau natvā imaṃ mantramudāharet
Having brought those garments, the man should set them down before me; and having bowed to both those feet, he should recite this mantra:
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VrP 185.23
मन्त्रः- वस्त्राणि देवेन्द्र मया हृतानि सूक्ष्माणि सौम्यानि सुखावहानि ।। गात्रस्य सन्तुष्टिकराणि तुभ्यं गृह्णीष्व देवेश सुलोकनाथ
mantraḥ- vastrāṇi devendra mayā hṛtāni sūkṣmāṇi saumyāni sukhāvahāni || gātrasya santuṣṭikarāṇi tubhyaṃ gṛhṇīṣva deveśa sulokanātha
The mantra: O Indra of the gods, garments have been brought by me, fine, soft, and comfort-bringing, giving satisfaction to the body — for you; accept them, O lord of gods, O good lord of the world.
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VrP 185.24
वेदोपवेद ऋग्वेद यजुर्वेद सामवेद अथर्वणवेद संस्तुत इति नमः परम्परायेति ।। अर्चितालंकृतं कृत्वा पूर्वन्यायेन सुन्दरि ।। पश्चान्मे प्रापणं दद्यान्मन्त्रवद्विधिपूर्वकम्
vedopaveda ṛgveda yajurveda sāmaveda atharvaṇaveda saṃstuta iti namaḥ paramparāyeti || arcitālaṃkṛtaṃ kṛtvā pūrvanyāyena sundari || paścānme prāpaṇaṃ dadyānmantravadvidhipūrvakam
"O Veda and Upaveda, Ṛgveda, Yajurveda, Sāmaveda, Atharvaveda, you who are praised (by them)" — thus, "homage to the succession (of teachers)." Having made (the image) worshipped and adorned by the previously stated rule, O beautiful one, afterwards he should give me food-offering with mantra, according to the prescribed manner.
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VrP 185.25
दत्त्वा प्रापणकं तत्र दद्यादाचमनं ततः ।। शान्तिपाठश्च वै कार्यो मन्त्रेणानेन सुन्दरि
dattvā prāpaṇakaṃ tatra dadyādācamanaṃ tataḥ || śāntipāṭhaśca vai kāryo mantreṇānena sundari
Having given the food-offering there, he should then give water for rinsing the mouth; and the recitation for peace is to be performed with this mantra, O beautiful one:
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VrP 185.26
विद्याः सर्वे ब्रह्म च ब्राह्मणाश्च ग्रहाः सर्वे सरितः सागराश्च ।। इन्द्राद्यष्टौ लोकपालाश्च सर्वे पूर्वोक्ता ये सर्वशान्तिं च कुर्युः
vidyāḥ sarve brahma ca brāhmaṇāśca grahāḥ sarve saritaḥ sāgarāśca || indrādyaṣṭau lokapālāśca sarve pūrvoktā ye sarvaśāntiṃ ca kuryuḥ
May all the sciences, and Brahmā, and the brāhmaṇas, all the planets, the rivers and the oceans, and the eight world-guardians beginning with Indra, and all those mentioned before — may they make complete peace.
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VrP 185.27
आयाम यम कामदम वाम ॐ नमः पुरुषोत्तमायेति सूत्रम् ।। वृत्तेष्वेवोपचारेषु मम कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणम् ।। अभिवादनं स्तुतिं चापि कृत्वा भागवतांश्छुचीन्
āyāma yama kāmadama vāma oṃ namaḥ puruṣottamāyeti sūtram || vṛtteṣvevopacāreṣu mama kuryātpradakṣiṇam || abhivādanaṃ stutiṃ cāpi kṛtvā bhāgavatāṃśchucīn
"O āyāma, yama, tamer of desire, O lovely one, oṃ, homage to Puruṣottama" — such is the formula. When the services have been carried out, he should circumambulate me keeping me on his right; and having made salutation and praise too, (he should honour) the pure devotees of the Lord.
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VrP 185.28
सम्पूज्य ब्राह्मणान्पश्चाद्भोजयेत् पायसादिभिः ।। तेभ्यः शान्त्युदकं गृह्य द्विजेभ्यः कमलेक्षणे
sampūjya brāhmaṇānpaścādbhojayet pāyasādibhiḥ || tebhyaḥ śāntyudakaṃ gṛhya dvijebhyaḥ kamalekṣaṇe
Having honoured the brāhmaṇas, he should afterwards feed them with milk-rice and the like; taking the water of peace from them, from the twice-born, O lotus-eyed one,
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VrP 185.29
दद्यादभ्युक्षणं मह्यं तेनाहं पूजितोऽभवम् ।। सर्वान्विसर्जयित्वा तु कुर्याद्वै गुरुपूजनम्
dadyādabhyukṣaṇaṃ mahyaṃ tenāhaṃ pūjito'bhavam || sarvānvisarjayitvā tu kuryādvai gurupūjanam
he should give the sprinkling to me — by that I have been worshipped. And having dismissed them all, he should indeed perform worship of his teacher.
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VrP 185.31
तेनाहं पूजितो देवि एवमेतन्न संशयः।। ब्राह्मणान्मम भक्तांश्च गुरूंश्चैव हि निन्दति
tenāhaṃ pūjito devi evametanna saṃśayaḥ|| brāhmaṇānmama bhaktāṃśca gurūṃścaiva hi nindati
By that I am worshipped, O goddess; so it is, there is no doubt. But whoever reviles the brāhmaṇas, my devotees, and the teachers —
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VrP 185.32
नाशयिष्यामि तं देवि सत्यमतेद्ब्रवीमि ते ।। जलस्य बिन्दवो यावन्मम गात्रेषु तिष्ठति
nāśayiṣyāmi taṃ devi satyamatedbravīmi te || jalasya bindavo yāvanmama gātreṣu tiṣṭhati
— him I shall destroy, O goddess; I tell you this truly. As many as are the drops of water that remain on my body,
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VrP 185.33
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोकेषु तिष्ठति ।। य एतेन विधानेन स्थापयिष्यति मां नरः
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi mama lokeṣu tiṣṭhati || ya etena vidhānena sthāpayiṣyati māṃ naraḥ
for that many thousands of years he abides in my worlds — the man who will install me by this procedure.
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VrP 185.34
तारितं च कुलं तेन पितृजं मातृजं तथा ।। एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे कांस्येन स्थापनं मम
tāritaṃ ca kulaṃ tena pitṛjaṃ mātṛjaṃ tathā || etatte kathitaṃ bhadre kāṃsyena sthāpanaṃ mama
And by him his family is carried across, both that on the father's side and that on the mother's side. This, good lady, has been told to you: my installation with bronze.
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VrP 185.35
कथयिष्यामि ते ह्येवं रौप्येण स्थापनं मम
kathayiṣyāmi te hyevaṃ raupyeṇa sthāpanaṃ mama
Now I shall likewise tell you of my installation with silver.
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VrP 185.185
मन्त्रः- आदिर्भवान्ब्रह्मयुगान्तकल्पः सर्वेषु कालेष्वपि कल्पभूतः ।। एको भवान्नास्ति कश्चिद्द्वितीय उपागतस्तिष्ठ हि लोकनाथ एवं मां स्नाप्य विधिना मम कर्मानुसारिणः ।। एवं न्यायेन मां तत्र अर्चयित्वा यथोचितम् अङ्गुलीयकवासोभिर्दानसंमाननादिभिः ।। यो गुरुं पूजयेद्भूमे भक्तियुक्तेन चेतसा
mantraḥ- ādirbhavānbrahmayugāntakalpaḥ sarveṣu kāleṣvapi kalpabhūtaḥ || eko bhavānnāsti kaściddvitīya upāgatastiṣṭha hi lokanātha evaṃ māṃ snāpya vidhinā mama karmānusāriṇaḥ || evaṃ nyāyena māṃ tatra arcayitvā yathocitam aṅgulīyakavāsobhirdānasaṃmānanādibhiḥ || yo guruṃ pūjayedbhūme bhaktiyuktena cetasā
The mantra: "You are the beginning, (you are) Brahmā, the age, the end, the aeon; in all times too you are the aeon itself. You are one; there is no second whatever. You have come near — stand, O Lord of the world!" Having thus bathed me according to the rule, (the man) who follows my rites — having in this manner worshipped me there as is fitting, with rings, with garments, with gifts, honours and the like — who would honour the teacher, O Earth, with a mind full of devotion (—).
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