Varaha Purana 127.41: Adhyaya 127, Shloka 41

Description of the Brāhmaṇa Initiation Procedure

Dīkṣā-sūtra

Devanagari script

ॐ भगवन् वासुदेव ममैतत्साराय युक्तं वराहरूपसृष्टेन पृथिव्यां तु मन्त्रानुस्मरणं च आज्ञापयानुभावनास्माकमाज्ञप्तमनुचिन्तयित्वा भगवन्नागच्छ दीक्षाकामविप्रस्त्वत्प्रसादात्तु दीक्षति ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 127.41

Transliteration

oṃ bhagavan vāsudeva mamaitatsārāya yuktaṃ varāharūpasṛṣṭena pṛthivyāṃ tu mantrānusmaraṇaṃ ca ājñāpayānubhāvanāsmākam ājñaptam anucintayitvā bhagavann āgaccha dīkṣākāmavipras tvatprasādāt tu dīkṣati ||

Translation

ഓം. ഭഗവാൻ വാസുദേവാ! വരാഹരൂപംകൊണ്ട് സൃഷ്ടിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ എന്റെ ഈ കർമ്മസിദ്ധിക്കായി മന്ത്രസ്മരണ ആജ്ഞാപിക്കണമേ. ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് ആജ്ഞാപിക്കപ്പെട്ടതിനെ മനനം ചെയ്ത്, പ്രഭോ, വരിക; നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ദീക്ഷാകാമിയായ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ദീക്ഷിതനാകുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Mantra-invocation (मन्त्रारम्भ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: Sacred syllable (प्रणव)

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• वासुदेव: O Vāsudeva
• वासुदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• साराय: for the essence / for the core
• साराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• युक्तम्: appropriate / fitting
• युक्तम्: Vidhaya-visheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective to ‘एतत्’

• वराह-रूप-सृष्टेन: by (him) who created (it) in the boar-form
• वराह-रूप-सृष्टेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्ट (कृदन्त; √सृज्)
• Form: Tatpurusha chain (तत्पुरुष-समास); Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘created by (one) in the form of Varāha’

• पृथिव्याम्: on/in the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• तु: indeed / then
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• मन्त्र-अनुस्मरणम्: recollection of the mantra
• मन्त्र-अनुस्मरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुस्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• आज्ञापय: command / enjoin
• आज्ञापय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ज्ञा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: Imperative/lot (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada; causative ‘cause to know/command’

• अनुभावन: O bestower of power/experience
• अनुभावन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुभावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन) (addressing the Lord as ‘one who makes (us) experience/powerful’)

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• आज्ञप्तम्: what has been commanded
• आज्ञप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + ज्ञा (धातु) (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘that which is commanded’

• अनुचिन्तयित्वा: having contemplated
• अनुचिन्तयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा); ‘having reflected upon’

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular (repeated address)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/lot (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• दीक्षा-काम-विप्रः: the brahmin desiring initiation
• दीक्षा-काम-विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha chain; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘a brahmin desirous of initiation’

• त्वत्-प्रसादात्: from your grace
• त्वत्-प्रसादात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha (genitive relation); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘from your grace’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• दीक्षति: is initiated / takes initiation
• दीक्षति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense/lat (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

Speaker

Ritual voice (formula addressed to Vāsudeva; framed by Varāha’s instruction)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Initiation Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇic narratives (Varāha and the earth) are integrated into ritual speech, bridging cosmological myth with initiation procedure.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; ‘pṛthivī’ denotes the earth as a cosmological entity.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily liturgical: it petitions for authorization and efficacy of mantra-recollection and the completion of initiation.