Varaha Purana 65.3: Adhyaya 65, Shloka 3
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
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 ||
വിവിധ പുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാരെ പൂജിച്ച ശേഷം, സുവ്രതൻ ഈ മന്ത്രത്തോടെ ദിക്കുകളോടു പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കണം— “ഹേ പൂജ്യ ദിക്കുകളേ, എന്റെ ജന്മജന്മങ്ങളിൽ എല്ലാം സിദ്ധിക്കട്ടെ।”
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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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