Varaha Purana 128.29: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 29
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
मन्त्रः—विष्णुप्रसादे गुह्यं प्रसन्नात्पूर्ववच्च लब्धा चैव संसारमोक्षणाय करोमि कर्म प्रसीद
mantraḥ—viṣṇuprasāde guhyaṃ prasannāt pūrvavac ca labdhā caiva saṃsāramokṣaṇāya karomi karma prasīda
Mantra: „Durch Viṣṇus Gnade ist diese geheime Lehre erlangt worden, wie zuvor, vom Gnädigen. Zur Befreiung aus der weltlichen Bindung vollziehe ich dieses Ritual — sei mir gewogen.“
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It exemplifies Purāṇic mantra-style self-referential ritual speech, linking ritual performance (karma) with the soteriological goal of release from saṃsāra.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The passage frames ritual action as oriented toward liberation and emphasizes respectful address—seeking ‘prasāda’ (gracious favor) rather than coercive demand.
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