Varaha Purana 65.3: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 3
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
Pūrva Bhāga · Ritual Procedure and Vow-Observance (Dharma/Upāsanā Vidhi)
विचित्रैः कुसुमैर्भक्त्या पूजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् । दिशां तु प्रार्थनां कुर्यान् मन्त्रेणानेन सुव्रतः । सर्वा भवन्त्यः सिद्ध्यन्तु मम जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥ ६५.३ ॥
vicitraiḥ kusumair bhaktyā pūjayitvā dvijottamān | diśāṃ tu prārthanāṃ kuryān mantreṇānena suvrataḥ | sarvā bhavantyaḥ siddhyantu mama janmani janmani || 65.3 ||
vichitraiH kusumairbhaktyA pUjayitvA dvijottamAn | dishAM tu prArthanAM kuryAn mantreNAnena suvrataH | sarvA bhavantyaH siddhyantu mama janmani janmani || 65.3 ||
पहले अच्छे अच्छे फूल ले के ब्राह्मणों को पूजा करना है, दिल से। फिर चारों दिशाओं से दुआ माँगनी है यह बोल के, हर जन्म में मेरा काम हो जाए। यह मंत्र पढ़ना है उस वक्त।
Sandhi Notes
- कुसुमैर्भक्त्या → कुसुमैः भक्त्या
- मन्त्रेणानेन → मन्त्रेण अनेन
Varāha
Respect for sacred persons and cosmic order amplifies the efficacy of vows and intentions.
Combine social dharma (honoring the worthy) with mantra-practice; articulate aims as a dharmic saṅkalpa rather than mere desire.
The directions function as cosmic witnesses; mantra links personal intention (saṅkalpa) to the ordered universe, a yajña-like ‘addressing’ of space.
Flowers as sattvic upacāra; dvija-pūjā as honoring Vedic embodiment; diśaḥ as the yajña’s spatial limbs receiving invocation.
Prayer for repeated fulfillment implies saṃskāra continuity; disciplined devotion refines intention, steering karma toward dharmic outcomes over multiple births.
Honor eminent brāhmaṇas with varied flowers, then pray to the directions with a mantra seeking fulfillment across births.
Gains siddhi (success) and continuity of auspicious results across lifetimes through respectful worship and sanctioned prayer.
Siddhi of aims ‘birth after birth’ (janmani janmani).
65.65.2 (naktāśana and bali); 65.65.4 (bali with purified mind)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic ritual micro-sequence—honoring learned ritual specialists (dvijottamas) followed by an invocation to the directions—illustrating how late-classical Sanskrit texts integrate liturgy, social-religious authority, and mantra usage into prescriptive practice.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; the geographic frame is cosmographic—“the directions” (diśaḥ), a standard Sanskrit way of referencing spatial order rather than a single identifiable site.
The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct (suvrata), respectful honoring of learned persons, and a non-coercive aspirational prayer for the successful completion of one’s aims across successive lives.
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