Varaha Purana 127.50: Adhyaya 127, Shloka 50
Description of the Brāhmaṇa Initiation Procedure
Dīkṣā-sūtra
मन्त्रः— ॐ वेदाम्यहं भागवतांश्च सर्वान् सुदीक्षिताः ये गुरवश्च सर्वे ॥ विष्णुप्रसादेन च लब्धदीक्षा मम प्रसीदन्तु नमामि सर्वान् ॥
mantraḥ— oṃ vedāmy ahaṃ bhāgavatāṃś ca sarvān sudīkṣitā ye guravaś ca sarve || viṣṇuprasādena ca labdhadīkṣā mama prasīdantu namāmi sarvān ||
यह मंत्र है। ओम, मैं भगवान के सारे भक्तों को समझता हूँ। और जो गुरु भी हैं, उन सबको भी। विष्णु की कृपा से जो लोग दिया हुआ हैं, वो मुझपे खुश हों। मैं सबको नमन करता हूँ।
Varāha (default instructor voice; mantra citation in first person for the initiate)
FAQs
It attests to social-ritual structures—guru networks and recognized devotee communities—embedded in Purāṇic initiation liturgy.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Respect for teachers and fellow practitioners is presented as integral to initiation, emphasizing humility, gratitude, and communal accountability.
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