Varaha Purana 120.14: Adhyaya 120, Shloka 14

Procedure for the Three Daily Twilight Mantra-Observance

Devanagari script

काष्ठकृत्यस्ततो भूत्वा कृत्वा चेन्द्रियनिग्रहम् ॥ अच्युते तु मनः कृत्वा इमं मन्त्र मुदाहरेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 120.14

Transliteration

kāṣṭhakṛtyas tato bhūtvā kṛtvā cendriyanigraham | acyute tu manaḥ kṛtvā imaṃ mantraṃ udāharet |

Translation

फिर लकड़ी की तरह सीधा हो जाओ, अपनी इंद्रियों को कंट्रोल में रखो, और अपना मन अच्युत भगवान में लगा के यह मंत्र बोलो।

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Word by Word

• kāṣṭha-kṛtyaḥ: becoming like a log (motionless)
• kāṣṭha-kṛtyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; implied practitioner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (कृदन्त; √kṛ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष; कृत्य (gerundive) अर्थे 'काष्ठवत् कर्तव्य/काष्ठवत् स्थित'—अत्र 'काष्ठवत्' (motionless like wood) भावः

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive)

• kṛtvā: having done/made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• indriya-nigraham: restraint of the senses
• indriya-nigraham: Karma (कर्म; object of kṛtvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + nigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('restraint of the senses')

• acyute: in/unto Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• acyute: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locus of mental focus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Avyaya (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म; object of kṛtvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having placed/made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म; object of udāharet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• udāharet: should utter/recite aloud
• udāharet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-ā-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Yoga Traditions
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a shared ascetic-yogic vocabulary (sense-restraint, mental fixation) embedded in Purāṇic ritual instruction, showing cross-pollination between devotional and yogic disciplines.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-regulation: restraining sensory impulses and stabilizing attention before speech and action.