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Varaha Purana 142.48: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 48

The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics

सर्वाण्यनुदिनं भद्रे मम चित्तानुसारिणः ॥ प्राप्नुयात्पुरुषः स्त्री वा रजसा दूषिता अपि ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 142.48

sarvāṇy anudinaṃ bhadre mama cittānusāriṇaḥ || prāpnuyāt puruṣaḥ strī vā rajasā dūṣitā api

सर्वाण्येतान्यनुदिनं भद्रे मम चित्तानुसारिणः। प्राप्नुयात् पुरुषः स्त्री वा रजसा दूषिता अपि॥

sarvāṇiall (things/acts)
sarvāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural
anudinamdaily/every day
anudinam:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanudinam (अव्यय)
FormAvyayībhāva compound (अव्ययीभाव) = anu + dinam; Avyaya, adverb
bhadreO auspicious lady
bhadre:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
mamamy/of me
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
citta-anusāriṇaḥfollowing my mind/intent
citta-anusāriṇaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcitta (प्रातिपदिक) + anusārin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (genitive relation: 'of mind'); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
prāpnuyātmay attain/obtain
prāpnuyāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootāp (धातु) with pra-
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
puruṣaḥa man
puruṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
strīa woman
strī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
or
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, disjunctive particle (विकल्प-निपात)
rajasāby impurity/menstrual blood (rajas)
rajasā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootrajas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
dūṣitāḥdefiled
dūṣitāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdūṣita (कृदन्त, √dūṣ धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with implied plural subject (those persons)
apieven/also
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle (निपात)

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Ethics
I
Intention in Ritual
V
Vaishnavism

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It foregrounds intention and consistent practice as decisive, a theme that resonates with broader South Asian discussions on ritual efficacy and mental orientation.

No geographic reference occurs here.

To maintain daily disciplined practice aligned with right intention, presenting inner orientation as central to attaining results.

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