Varaha Purana 129.6: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

मन्त्रः— इमाः सुमनसः सौमनस्याय भगवन् सर्वं सुमनसं कुरु त्वयैते सौमनस्याय निर्मिता गृहीताः स्वाहा ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.6

Transliteration

mantraḥ— imāḥ sumanasaḥ saumanasyāya bhagavan sarvaṃ sumanasaṃ kuru tvayaite saumanasyāya nirmitā gṛhītāḥ svāhā |

Translation

മന്ത്രം: “ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, ഈ പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ സൗമനസ്യത്തിനായി; എല്ലാം സുമനസ്സുള്ളതാക്കുക. നിനാൽ തന്നേ ഇവ സൗമനസ്യത്തിനായി സൃഷ്ടിക്കപ്പെട്ടവ; സ്വീകരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—സ്വാഹാ.”

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Word by Word

• imāḥ: these

• sumanasaḥ: flowers (lit. “good-minded ones”)

• saumanasya: good disposition/cheerfulness

• bhagavan: O Lord

• sarvam: everything

• kuru: make

• tvayā: by you

• ete: these

• nirmitāḥ: created

• gṛhītāḥ: taken/accepted

• svāhā: offering exclamation.

Speaker

Varāha (as mantra-giver; implied)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Offering (Upacāra)
• Purāṇic Mantra

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates how offerings are coupled with ethical-psychological aims (saumanasya), showing the fusion of ritual action with cultivation of disposition.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes cultivation of a wholesome mental state—goodwill/cheerfulness—framed as an intentional outcome of offering.