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Varaha Purana 129.49: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 49

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

केन मन्त्रेण वा भक्तस्तव कर्मपरायणः ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु माधवि तत्त्वेन सन्ध्यामन्त्रमनुत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.49

kena mantreṇa vā bhaktas tava karmaparāyaṇaḥ || śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu mādhavi tattvena sandhyāmantram anuttamam

„Lub za pomocą której mantry Twój czciciel, oddany wykonywaniu obrzędów, [to czyni]?” Śrī Varāha rzekł: „Słuchaj, o Mādhavī, zgodnie z zasadą (tattvą), niezrównaną mantrę sandhyā.”

kenaby which
kena:
mantreṇamantra
mantreṇa:
vāor
vā:
bhaktaḥdevotee
bhaktaḥ:
tavaof you/your
tava:
karma-parāyaṇaḥintent on ritual action
karma-parāyaṇaḥ:
śrīvarāha uvācaVarāha said
śrīvarāha uvāca:
śṛṇulisten
śṛṇu:
mādhaviO Mādhavī (address to Earth)
mādhavi:
tattvenain principle/truth
tattvena:
sandhyā-mantramsandhyā mantra
sandhyā-mantram:
anuttamamunsurpassed
anuttamam:

Varāha

V
Vaiṣṇavism
M
Mantric Literature
P
Purāṇic Instruction
S
Sanskrit Studies

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It indicates the Purāṇic integration of mantra-teaching with ritual procedure, showing how doctrinal ‘tattva’ framing accompanies practical instructions.

None; the verse introduces a mantra rather than a place-based narrative.

The verse emphasizes attentive listening and principled transmission of practice, linking ritual action to a broader conceptual framework (tattva).

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