Varaha Purana 127.66: Adhyaya 127, Shloka 66
Description of the Brāhmaṇa Initiation Procedure
Dīkṣā-sūtra
Uttara Bhāga · Dīkṣā-vidhi (Initiatory Procedure) and Guru-Śiṣya Vows
मन्त्रः—शृण्वन्तु मे भागवतास्तु सर्वे गुरुश्च मे सर्वकामक्षयं चकार ॥ अहं शिष्यो दासभूतस्तथैव देवसमो गुरुश्च मे तथोपपन्नम् ॥
mantraḥ—śṛṇvantu me bhāgavatāstu sarve guruś ca me sarvakāmakṣayaṃ cakāra || ahaṃ śiṣyo dāsabhūtas tathaiva devasamo guruś ca me tathopapannam ||
mantraH – shRRiNvantu me bhAgavatAstu sarve gurushcha me sarvakAmakShayaM chakAra || ahaM shiShyo dAsabhUtastathaiva devasamo gurushcha me tathopapannam
मंत्र यह है कि सब भक्त सुनें। मेरे गुरु ने मेरे सारे काम पूरे कर दिए। मैं शिष्य बन के उनका सेवक हो गया। और मेरा गुरु भगवान जैसा है, यह बात सही है।
Sandhi Notes
- भागवतास्तु = भागवताः + तु
- गुरुश्च = गुरुः + च
- दासभूतस् = दासभूतः (विसर्ग-लोपः) + (पदसन्धि)
- तथोपपन्नम् = तथा + उपपन्नम्।
Varāha
Curious, learning the mantra-formula
What mantra should be spoken to affirm guru-devotion and the disciple’s stance during initiation?
The guru is the mediating locus of grace; desire-cessation (kāma-kṣaya) is linked to surrender and service-minded discipleship.
Recite the mantra with sincerity, adopting dāsabhāva; treat the guru’s word as binding and transformative, especially in communal devotional contexts.
The disciple should proclaim devotion before bhāgavatas, acknowledge the guru as remover of desires, and adopt dāsabhāva while honoring the guru as deva-like.
Cultivating guru-bhakti and humility stabilizes dīkṣā and mantra-siddhi; pride or guru-avajñā leads to loss of merit and obstruction in practice.
Varāha Purāṇa 127.72.0 (how to recite); Varāha Purāṇa 127.74.0 (dīkṣā framework continues)
FAQs
It preserves a mantra-like self-declaration aligning discipleship with service and moral transformation (restraint of desire), a recurrent theme in Purāṇic institutional religion.
None; the verse is a public declaration addressed to “bhāgavatāḥ” rather than a place-specific passage.
Discipleship is framed as humility and service, with the teacher credited as a catalyst for ethical self-regulation.
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