Varaha Purana 129.16: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

श्रुता मया भागवतास्तव कर्मपरायणाः ॥ शेषसंश्रवणार्थाय मनो धावति सत्पथे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 129.16

Transliteration

śrutā mayā bhāgavatās tava karmaparāyaṇāḥ || śeṣasaṁśravaṇārthāya mano dhāvati satpathe

Translation

(Vasundharā berkata:) “Aku telah mendengar tentang para Bhāgavata, para bhakta-Mu yang tekun pada amalan dan ritus-Mu. Demi mendengar yang masih berbaki, hatiku bergegas meniti satpatha, jalan yang benar.”}]}}

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Word by Word

• śrutā: heard (known)

• mayā: by me

• bhāgavatāḥ: Bhāgavatas/devotees of Bhagavān

• tava: your

• karma-parāyaṇāḥ: intent on/committed to rites and actions

• śeṣa: the remainder/what is left

• saṁśravaṇa-arthāya: for the purpose of hearing

• manaḥ: mind

• dhāvati: runs/hastens

• sat-pathe: on the good/true path

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Vasundharā)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Bhakti Traditions
• Sanskrit Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences the self-identification of devotional groups (bhāgavatāḥ) and highlights śravaṇa (listening) as a central educational and communal practice in Purāṇic transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To pursue learning through attentive listening and sustained interest, framing knowledge-seeking as movement on a ‘true path’ (satpatha).