Varaha Purana 128.18: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 18

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

जानुभ्यामवनिङ्गत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.18

Transliteration

jānubhyām avaniṅgatvā imaṃ mantram udīrayet

Translation

अब घुटनों के बल बैठो और ज़मीन पर झुको। फिर यह मंत्र बोलो।

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Word by Word

• jānubhyām: with (both) knees
• jānubhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), द्विवचन

• avaniṅgatvā: having bowed down
• avaniṅgatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-niṅg (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); धातु: अव+निङ्ग्/निङ्ग् (to bend down/prostrate) — अर्थ: ‘having bowed down/prostrated’

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• udīrayet: should utter/recite
• udīrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-īr (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: उद्+√ईर् ‘to utter/recite’

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a bodily posture associated with mantra-recitation, contributing to the study of performative and embodied dimensions of Sanskrit ritual manuals and Purāṇic prescriptions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Physical humility and disciplined posture are presented as part of correct recitation practice.