Varaha Purana 129.4: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 4

Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel

Devanagari script

मन्त्रः— मुखमण्डनं चिन्तय वासुदेव त्वया प्रयुक्तं च मयोपनीतम् ॥ एतेन चित्रं कुरु वासुदेव मम चैवं कुरु संसारमोक्षम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 129.4

Transliteration

mantraḥ— mukhamaṇḍanaṃ cintaya vāsudeva tvayā prayuktaṃ ca mayopanītam || etena citraṃ kuru vāsudeva mama caivaṃ kuru saṃsāramokṣam ||

Translation

ມົນຕຣາ: “ໂອ ວາສຸເທວ, ຈົ່ງພິຈາລະນາເຄື່ອງປະດັບແຫ່ງໃບໜ້າ—ທີ່ພຣະອົງໄດ້ທາໃຫ້ ແລະ ປະທານແກ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ. ດ້ວຍນີ້ ໂອ ວາສຸເທວ, ຂໍໃຫ້ເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະ ງາມ; ແລະ ຂໍປະທານການພົ້ນຈາກພັນທະແຫ່ງສັງສາຣະແກ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍ”

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Word by Word

• mukha: face

• maṇḍana: adornment/decoration

• cintaya: contemplate

• vāsudeva: Vāsudeva

• prayukta: applied/used

• upanīta: brought/bestowed

• etena: by this

• citra: beautiful/variegated/auspicious

• kuru: make/do

• saṃsāra: worldly cycle

• mokṣa: liberation.

Speaker

Varāha (as mantra-giver; implied)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Tilaka Mantra
• Purāṇic Devotion

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how a seemingly cosmetic act (face/forehead adornment) is framed as a contemplative and soteriological practice through mantra.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The mantra links external adornment to inner intention—disciplining attention (cintaya) toward liberation-oriented practice.