Varaha Purana 128.2: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 2

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

पूर्वमन्त्रेण मे भूमे तस्य दीक्षां च कारयेत्॥ मया च पूर्वमुक्तानि यानि संसारकाणि च॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.2

Transliteration

pūrvamantreṇa me bhūme tasya dīkṣāṃ ca kārayet | mayā ca pūrvamuktāni yāni saṃsārakāṇi ca ||

Translation

«وبالمانترا السابقة، يا بْهُومي، ينبغي أن تُجرى له الديكشا (التلقين/الابتداء)؛ وعليه أيضاً أن يعمل بتلك الإرشادات المتعلقة بشؤون الحياة الدنيوية التي سبق أن قلتها».

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Word by Word

• pūrva-mantreṇa: with the previous mantra
• pūrva-mantreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpurusha: 'pūrveṇa mantreṇa' (with the former mantra)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic pronoun

• bhūme: O Earth
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tasya: of him / of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th), Singular

• dīkṣām: initiation
• dīkṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• kārayet: should have (it) performed / should initiate
• kārayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ṇic-√kṛ (कृ धातु, णिच्)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular; causative: 'should cause to be done'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• pūrva-muktāni: those previously stated
• pūrva-muktāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; adjective/participle used substantively; tatpurusha: 'pūrvam uktāni' (previously stated)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; relative pronoun referring to pūrvamuktāni

• saṃsārakāṇi: worldly (matters/rites)
• saṃsārakāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; used as substantive

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Textual Cross-Reference

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows internal textual linkage (pūrva-mantra, pūrvokta) typical of compendial Purāṇas, useful for reconstructing ritual sequences and editorial layering.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; “Bhūmi” is the dialogic addressee (Earth).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ritual initiation is tied to broader conduct-related teachings, implying that practice is not isolated from everyday ethical discipline.