According to the sacred procedures previously described, a man should offer a vessel as a gift, following each step with care and reverence. With a heart full of devotion, he recites the mantra, invoking peace for the gods, the Brahmins, the warriors, and all people. He then prays that Parjanya, the god of rain, may shower the earth so that it becomes abundant with crops. After these prayers, the worshipper turns his attention to the devotees of Bhagavān, honoring them with worship, and then proceeds to venerate the Brahmins. With words spoken clearly and without error, he performs the ritual of dismissal, concluding the ceremony in the prescribed manner. He offers proper worship to the assembled, adorning them with garments, ornaments, and beautiful decorations, expressing his respect and gratitude. Whoever worships the teacher with sincere devotion, following the correct rites, is greatly blessed. Just as a pleased king may, though with difficulty, grant a whole village as a reward, so too, by the auspicious command found in these scriptures, does the Lord bestow blessings upon one who establishes Him with devotion through these rituals. During such worship, it is said that drops of water fall upon the Lord’s paths, a sign of His presence and favor. Thus, O Earth, the method for establishing a clay image has been explained. And so concludes the one hundred eighty-third chapter, named "Establishment of Clay Worship," in the glorious Varaha Purana. Now begins the teaching on the establishment of copper worship. One should create a beautiful and radiant image from copper. Bringing the image into the dwelling, it should be installed facing north. The worshipper should purify the image with water mixed with fragrant substances and the five sacred products of the cow, reciting the mantra: "He who is essence, you remain in copper as the eye." By this very mantra, O illustrious one, the image is installed. When night has passed and the sun has risen, Brahmins should gather and recite the Vedas. The worshipper, taking water perfumed with fragrances, recites: "Om, he who is all-excellent, the lord, the power of illusion, chief among those endowed with yogic strength." He continues, "O Lord, who are like fire and wind, who are the purifier, the illuminator, the breath, and who exist by your own will, O Supreme Person, Om." Then, approaching the doorway, the worshipper brings the image swiftly into the house. With incense, flowers, and lamps, the worshipper recites the mantra for installation: "Om, O Radiant One, Illuminator, Light of the world, embodiment of knowledge and bliss, Lord of the three worlds, come here, O Supreme Person, remain here and protect me." As he lays a white cloth, he chants: "Om, you are pure, the Self, the ancient Person, the essence in all worlds, Lord of the celestial realms." The image is then adorned with garments, and the worshipper, devoted to duty, proceeds with the ritual. The Lord is decorated with sandal paste, incense, and other offerings. After presenting sweet food as naivedya, the peace invocation is recited: "May there be peace for the kings, for all the realms, and for the people. O Lord of the gods, may there be peace for all of mine by your grace." The guru and the devotees of the Lord are also worshipped according to proper rule, with special honor shown to the guru through gifts of garments, ornaments, and food. If the guru is not pleased, the worshipper is indeed far removed from the true fruits of the ritual. But when the guru is pleased, the worshipper’s family is liberated—nine and twenty-seven generations are uplifted. Thus is the worship of the image explained in full; and for so many thousands of years, one is honored in the Lord’s world for performing these rites. So ends the one hundred eighty-fourth chapter, named "Establishing the Copper Image," in the glorious Varaha Purana. Now, the establishment of a bronze image is described. One should fashion a well-formed and properly installed image from bronze. On the auspicious day marked by the Jyeshtha star, the image is brought into the temple of the Lord. Taking the ritual offering of arghya as is proper, the worshipper recites the prescribed mantra, thus commencing the sacred installation.