Varaha Purana 129.54: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 54
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
वयं देवमादिमव्यक्तरूपं कृत्वा चात्मनि देव संस्थास्तथापि ॥ संसारार्थं कर्म तत्करणमेव सन्ध्यासंस्था वासुदेव नमो नमः ॥
vayaṃ devam ādim avyaktarūpaṃ kṛtvā cātmani deva saṃsthās tathāpi || saṃsārārthaṃ karma tatkaraṇam eva sandhyāsaṃsthā vāsudeva namo namaḥ
„Wir, die wir in uns den uranfänglichen Gott in unmanifestierter Gestalt gegründet haben, o Gott — und dennoch werden um des Saṃsāra willen Handlungen vollzogen, ebenso ihre Mittel. Die in der Sandhyā-Übung Gefestigten grüßen: ‚O Vāsudeva, Ehrerbietung, Ehrerbietung.‘“
Varāha (mantra citation)
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It articulates a classic South Asian synthesis: inner contemplation of the absolute alongside continued performance of social-ritual action, offering evidence for how texts reconciled renunciation ideals with household practice.
None; the verse is conceptual (ātman/saṃsāra/karma) and liturgical.
It recommends integrating inward realization with responsible action—continuing duties without abandoning contemplative orientation.
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