Varaha Purana 129.44: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 44
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
मुञ्च मुञ्च प्रभो चक्रमपि वह्निसमप्रभम् ॥ आत्मा मे नीयतां शीघ्रं निकृत्त्याङ्गानि सर्वशः ॥
muñca muñca prabho cakram api vahni-sama-prabham || ātmā me nīyatāṃ śīghraṃ nikṛtyāṅgāni sarvaśaḥ ||
Lepaskan, lepaskan, wahai Tuhan, cakra itu, yang bersinar seperti api. Biarkan diriku dibawa dengan segera, memotong anggota-anggota tubuh seluruhnya.
Devotee/subject of the narrative (speaker not explicit; within Varāha framework)
FAQs
It preserves a dramatic rhetorical form of petition found in Purāṇic narratives, illustrating how devotion is expressed through heightened, formulaic speech.
No geographic location is indicated.
The passage emphasizes intensity of resolve; however, as literature, it is best read as a narrative motif of total surrender rather than a prescriptive act.
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