Varaha Purana 129.13: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

मन्त्रश्च— तेजः संसारान्मोचयितुं देव गृह्णीष्व दीपं द्युतिमन्तश्च ॥ मूर्तिश्च भूत्वा इदं कर्म निष्कलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.13

Transliteration

mantraś ca— tejaḥ saṁsārān mocayituṁ deva gṛhṇīṣva dīpaṁ dyutimantaś ca || mūrtiś ca bhūtvā idaṁ karma niṣkalam

Translation

และ (นี่คือ) มนต์: “ข้าแต่เทพเจ้า เพื่อปลดปล่อยสัตว์โลกจากสังสารวัฏ ขอพระองค์ทรงรับประทีปอันมีรัศมีรุ่งเรือง และเมื่อทรงปรากฏเป็นรูปแล้ว ขอให้พิธีกรรมนี้เป็นนิษฺกละ คือปราศจากความบกพร่อง”

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Word by Word

• mantraḥ: mantra

• ca: and

• tejaḥ: radiance/splendor

• saṁsārāt: from saṁsāra

• mocayitum: to liberate/release

• deva: O god

• gṛhṇīṣva: please accept

• dīpam: lamp

• dyutimantam: brilliant

• ca: and

• mūrtiḥ: embodied form/manifestation

• bhūtvā: having become

• idam: this

• karma: rite/act

• niṣkalam: without defect/without lacking parts (also: unfragmented)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual and Liberation
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates how everyday ritual items (a lamp) were interpreted through liberation-oriented language, blending domestic worship with broader soteriological aims.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named; the verse is doctrinal-ritual.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform ritual with clarity and completeness, orienting actions toward moral and existential uplift rather than mere display.