Varaha Purana 129.60: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

अनेनैव हि मन्त्रेण सन्ध्यां कुर्यात्तु दीक्षितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 129.60

Transliteration

anenaiva hi mantreṇa sandhyāṃ kuryāttu dīkṣitaḥ ||

Translation

แท้จริงแล้ว ด้วยมนตร์นี้เอง ผู้ได้รับทิक्षาแล้วพึงประกอบพิธีสันธยา

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Word by Word

• anena: by/with this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter/Masculine (नपुं/पुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic

• mantreṇa: with the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sandhyām: sandhyā rite
• sandhyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• dīkṣitaḥ: the initiated person
• dīkṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (instructional; implied)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Purāṇic Instruction

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It aligns Purāṇic initiation practice with daily ritual observance, showing how dīkṣā is operationalized through routine rites like sandhyā.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this instruction.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regularity and fidelity to prescribed practice are emphasized for the initiated practitioner.