Varaha Purana 58.6: Adhyaya 58, Shloka 6

The Procedure for the Saubhāgyakaraṇa Vow

Rite for Auspicious Fortune

Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-vidhi (Mantra-pūjā and devotional procedure)

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा सलक्ष्मीकं हरिं सम्पूज्य भक्तितः । मन्त्रेणानेन राजेन्द्र ततस्तं परमेश्वरम् ॥ ५८.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 58.6

Transliteration

evaṁ jñātvā salakṣmīkaṁ hariṁ sampūjya bhaktitaḥ | mantreṇānena rājendra tatastaṁ parameśvaram || 58.6 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

यह बात समझ के विष्णु और लक्ष्मी की दिल से पूजा करो। राजा, फिर इस मंत्र से भगवान की पूजा करो।

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• jñātvā: having known/understood
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: √jñā (धातु)

• sa-lakṣmīkam: together with Lakṣmī
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘with Lakṣmī’ qualifying hariṁ
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + lakṣmīka (प्रातिपदिक)

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)

• sampūjya: having worshipped (well)
• Type: Verb
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा-र्थे ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्ययकृदन्त); ‘having worshipped fully’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)

• bhaktitaḥ: from devotion/devotionally
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially ‘out of devotion/devotionally’
• Role: Hetu (हेतु)
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)

• mantreṇa: with the mantra
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)

• anena: with this
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• rājendra: O best of kings
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); ‘king of kings’
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: rāja-indra (प्रातिपदिक)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)

• tam: him/that one
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘supreme lord’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: parama-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• mantreṇānena resolved as mantreṇa + anena
• tatastaṁ resolved as tataḥ + tam
• salakṣmīkaṁ as sa-lakṣmīkam
• rājendra as rāja-indra (तत्पुरुष)
• parameśvaram as parama-īśvara (कर्मधारय)

Speaker and setting

Bhakti and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Bhakti + right-knowledge sequencing

Subjects

Ritual ProcedureBhakti (Devotional Practice)Mantra UsageVaiṣṇava Theology

Core idea

Samyag-jñāna (right understanding) should precede and inform upāsanā; devotion is enacted through proper mantra and paired divinity (Hari-Śrī).

In practice

Before mantra-japa/pūjā, align one’s view (avoid deva-bheda), then perform Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa worship with focused devotion.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology
• Mantra and Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic instructional style that integrates mantra-recitation with devotional worship, a common feature of medieval Sanskrit religious-literary culture and ritual handbooks.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on the ritual sequence of worship and mantra application.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined devotion and informed practice—first understanding the teaching, then performing worship with focused intent rather than mechanically.