to put in front, to revere, follow, honour; only in foll sporadic forms: ppr. purakkharāna holding before oneself, i.e. looking at SN.iii.9 sq.; aor. 3^rd pl. purakkharuṃ Mil.22; ger. purakkhatvā MN.i.28; Snp.969 Mnd.491; Ja.v.45 (= purato katvā C.); Pv-a.21, Pv-a.141. purakkhata pp. (q.v.). See also purekkhāra.

fr. puraḥ, cp. Ved. puras-karoti, see pure