Varaha Purana 128.83: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 83
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
मन्त्रः— अहं हि वैश्यो भवन्तमुपागतः प्रमुच्य कर्माणि च वैश्ययोगम् ॥ दीक्षा च लब्धा भगवत्प्रसादात्प्रसीदतां मे भवबन्धमोक्षणम् ।
mantraḥ— ahaṃ hi vaiśyo bhavantam upāgataḥ pramucya karmāṇi ca vaiśya-yogam || dīkṣā ca labdhā bhagavat-prasādāt prasīdatāṃ me bhava-bandha-mokṣaṇam
यह मंत्र है। मैं वैश्य हूँ और आपके पास आया हूँ। अपने वैश्य धरम के काम छोड़ के आया हूँ। भगवान की कृपा से दीक्षा मिल गई है। अब मुझे इस जनम-मरण के बंधन से आज़ाद कर दो।
Initiate/reciter (mantra voice; addressed to Varāha/Viṣṇu)
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It is evidence for Purāṇic discourse on initiation (dīkṣā) intersecting with varṇa-identity and the idea of loosening occupational/social bonds as part of a liberative religious program.
No geographic location is specified.
Approach the teacher/deity with humility, relinquish binding attachments, and orient practice toward liberation rather than status.
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