Varaha Purana 129.30: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

एवं मम वचः श्रुत्वा गुडाकेशोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ कराभ्यामञ्जलिं कृत्वा विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.30

Transliteration

evaṃ mama vacaḥ śrutvā guḍākeśo'bravīd idam || karābhyām añjaliṃ kṛtvā viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังวาจาของเราดังนี้แล้ว คุฑาเกศะจึงกล่าวดังต่อไปนี้ โดยประนมมือทำอัญชลี ด้วยจิตภายในอันบริสุทธิ์

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Word by Word

• evam: thus

• mama: my

• vacaḥ: words

• śrutvā: having heard

• guḍākeśaḥ: Guḍākeśa

• abravīt: said

• idam: this

• karābhyām: with (both) hands

• añjalim: añjali/gesture of reverence

• kṛtvā: having made

• viśuddhena: purified

• antar-ātmanā: with inner self

Speaker

Narrator (within Varāha-centered dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Gesture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents conventional markers of respectful address in Sanskrit literature—añjali and inner purity—used to frame authoritative speech within dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse focuses on speech-setting and ritualized etiquette.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Speech to an authority figure is ideally preceded by humility (añjali) and inner discipline (viśuddha antarātman).