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Varaha Purana 183.24: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 24

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

मन्त्रः— शान्तिर्भवतु देवानां ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां तथा ॥ शान्तिर्भवतु वृद्धानां बालानां शान्तिरुत्तमा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.24

mantraḥ— śāntir bhavatu devānāṃ brahma-kṣatra-viśāṃ tathā || śāntir bhavatu vṛddhānāṃ bālānāṃ śāntir uttamā ||

यह मंत्र है। भगवान लोगों को शांति मिले। ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय और वैश्य सबको शांति मिले। बड़े लोगों को शांति मिले। बच्चों को भी अच्छी शांति मिले।

mantraḥ(the) mantra
mantraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश), एकवचन
śāntiḥpeace
śāntiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
bhavatumay it be
bhavatu:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (भू धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
brahma-kṣatra-viśāmof Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas
brahma-kṣatra-viśām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣatra (प्रातिपदिक) + viś (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर); षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; अर्थ: ब्राह्मण-क्षत्रिय-वैश्यानाम्
tathāand likewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/अन्वय (also/likewise)
śāntiḥpeace
śāntiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
bhavatumay it be
bhavatu:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (भू धातु)
Formलोट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
vṛddhānāmof the elders
vṛddhānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
bālānāmof the children
bālānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootbāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
śāntiḥpeace
śāntiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
uttamāsupreme/excellent
uttamā:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śāntiḥ)

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework; mantra citation)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇa
M
Mantra Literature
S
Social History

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It reflects a common South Asian benedictory pattern that extends well-being across divine and human social categories, useful for studying ritual language and social imaginaries.

No geographic location is named in this mantra.

A universalizing aspiration for social harmony and well-being across generations and social roles.

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