Varaha Purana 129.8: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 8
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥ मन्त्रः— सुगन्धानि तवाङ्गानि स्वभावेनैव केशव ॥
namo nārāyaṇety uktvā imaṁ mantram udīrayet || mantraḥ— sugandhāni tavāṅgāni svabhāvenaiva keśava
“നമോ നാരായണ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു ഈ മന്ത്രം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം— “ഹേ കേശവാ, നിന്റെ അവയവങ്ങൾ സ്വഭാവതഃ സുഗന്ധമുള്ളവയാണ്।”
Varāha
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It preserves a short ritual mantra tied to incense offering, illustrating how Purāṇas embed liturgical speech within procedural instructions.
No geographic site is mentioned; the focus is on mantra-recitation within household or temple worship.
The instruction is attentiveness in worship—pairing physical offering (incense) with articulate, respectful speech (mantra).
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