Varaha Purana 128.28: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 28

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

गुरोः प्रसादनार्थाय इमं मन्त्रं मुदाहरेत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 128.28

Transliteration

guroḥ prasādanārthāya imaṁ mantram udāharet ||

Translation

เพื่อยังความพอพระทัยแก่พระอาจารย์ พึงเปล่งวาจามนต์นี้

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Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रसादनार्थाय: for the purpose of pleasing (him)
• प्रसादनार्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसादन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रसादनस्य अर्थः/प्रयोजनम्)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘मन्त्रं’

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उदाहरेत्: should recite/utter
• उदाहरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + आ + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mantra Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects the institutional centrality of the guru in initiation rites and the ritual function of mantra-recitation as a formal act within teacher-disciple relations.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical focus is on respectful intention and conduct toward the teacher, expressed through prescribed speech-act (mantra recitation).