Varaha Purana 112.44: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 44
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
Pūrva Bhāga · Recitation Practice (Pāṭha-vidhi) and Inner Discipline
प्रातरुत्थाय यो मर्त्यः कल्पं छेदं समाहितः ॥ जितेन्द्रियः शुचिर्भूत्वा पठेद्भक्त्या समन्वितः ॥
prātar utthāya yo martyaḥ kalpaṃ chedaṃ samāhitaḥ | jitendriyaḥ śucir bhūtvā paṭhed bhaktyā samanvitaḥ ||
prAtarutthAya yo martyaH kalpaM chedaM samAhitaH || jitendriyaH shuchirbhUtvA paThedbhaktyA samanvitaH
Ein Sterblicher, der früh aufsteht, gesammelt und aufmerksam, die Sinne bezwungen und gereinigt, soll dies mit Hingabe und konzentrierter Absicht rezitieren.
Sandhi Notes
- प्रातरुत्थाय = प्रातर् + उत्थाय।
Varāha
Inner purity (śauca) and sense-restraint (jitendriyatā) are prerequisites that make recitation efficacious; bhakti + samādhāna (focused intent) is the operative power.
Adopt a morning routine: bathe/cleanse, regulate senses, sit steadily, and recite with attention rather than mechanical repetition.
Rise at dawn, be composed, self-controlled, purified, and recite the text with devotion and concentration.
Such disciplined recitation functions as a purifier (pāvanatva), supporting removal of faults and strengthening sattva; negligence implies loss of the stated purificatory efficacy.
Purification through daily disciplined recitation (treated as nitya-sādhana rather than a named vrata).
Varāha Purāṇa 112.49 (śrāddha-time recitation); Varāha Purāṇa 112.51 (daily listening destroys sin)
FAQs
It preserves a customary model of Purāṇic transmission: disciplined recitation as a vehicle for memorization, pedagogy, and ethical formation.
No location is named; the focus is on practice (time: morning) rather than place.
Cultivate self-restraint, cleanliness, and attentive devotion as prerequisites for meaningful study/recitation.
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