Varaha Purana 129.35: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

निवेदिते परा प्रीतिर्भवत्‍वेतन्मनोगतम् ॥ प्रसन्नो यदि मे देव ह्येष मे दीयतां वरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.35

Transliteration

nivedite parā prītir bhavatv etan manogatam || prasanno yadi me deva hy eṣa me dīyatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

เมื่อได้ถวายแล้ว ขอให้เกิดความปีติยินดีสูงสุด—นี่คือความในใจของข้า โอ้เทพเจ้า หากพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัยในข้า ขอประทานพรนี้แก่ข้าเถิด

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Word by Word

• nivedite: when offered/presented

• parā: supreme

• prītiḥ: joy/satisfaction

• bhavatu: let it be

• etat: this

• manogatam: gone into the mind/held in mind

• prasannaḥ: pleased

• yadi: if

• me: with me

• deva: O god

• hi: indeed

• eṣaḥ: this

• me: to me

• dīyatām: let it be given

• varaḥ: boon

Speaker

Guḍākeśa (devotee figure in the passage)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ritual Offering

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the formal rhetoric of offering and boon-request, a stable literary feature across Purāṇic and epic narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse is procedural and dialogic rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes intentional clarity—articulating what is 'in the mind'—and framing requests within an offering-based exchange.