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

Devanagari script

नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥ मन्त्रः— सुगन्धानि तवाङ्गानि स्वभावेनैव केशव ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.8

Transliteration

namo nārāyaṇety uktvā imaṁ mantram udīrayet || mantraḥ— sugandhāni tavāṅgāni svabhāvenaiva keśava

Translation

Po wypowiedzeniu słów: "Cześć Narajanie", należy odrecytować tę mantrę: "O Keszawo, Twoje członki są z natury pachnące."

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Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (used as salutation)

• nārāyaṇa: to Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇa: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat. sg.) (in 'namaḥ + dat.' construction)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.)

• udīrayet: should utter/recite
• udīrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√īr (ईर्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. optative)

• mantraḥ: (the) mantra (is):
• mantraḥ: Viṣaya-nirdeśa (विषयनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); उक्तिविषय-निर्देशक (introducing the mantra text)

• sugandhāni: fragrant
• sugandhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom. pl.); विशेषण (qualifying aṅgāni)

• tava: your
• tava: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. sg.); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• aṅgāni: limbs
• aṅgāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom. pl.)

• svabhāvena: by nature
• svabhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• keśava: O Keśava
• keśava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (Voc. sg.)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mantra Studies
• Sanskrit Ritual Texts

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a short ritual mantra tied to incense offering, illustrating how Purāṇas embed liturgical speech within procedural instructions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is mentioned; the focus is on mantra-recitation within household or temple worship.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction is attentiveness in worship—pairing physical offering (incense) with articulate, respectful speech (mantra).