Varaha Purana 129.8: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 8
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
Pūrva Bhāga · Pūjā-vidhi (Dhūpa-mantra)
नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ॥ मन्त्रः— सुगन्धानि तवाङ्गानि स्वभावेनैव केशव ॥
namo nārāyaṇety uktvā imaṁ mantram udīrayet || mantraḥ— sugandhāni tavāṅgāni svabhāvenaiva keśava
namo nArAyaNetyuktvA imaM mantramudIrayet || mantraH – sugandhAni tavA~NgAni svabhAvenaiva keshava
ครั้นกล่าวว่า “นะโม นารายณะ” แล้ว พึงสาธยายมนต์นี้ว่า “โอ้ เกศวะ องค์อวัยวะของพระองค์หอมโดยธรรมชาติเอง”
Sandhi Notes
- नारायणेत्युक्त्वा = नारायण + इति + उक्त्वा
- मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् = मन्त्रम् + उदीरयेत्
- तवाङ्गानि = तव + अङ्गानि
- स्वभावेनैव = स्वभावेन + एव
Varāha
Divine auspiciousness is intrinsic; worship acknowledges rather than manufactures holiness.
Approach pūjā with śraddhā and purity, using mantra to align mind and senses with the Lord’s guṇas.
The Lord’s innate fragrance signifies svabhāva-śuddhi (intrinsic purity) and the all-pervading auspiciousness (śrī) that sanctifies offerings and the worshipper.
Fragrance as the subtle ‘essence’ (rasa/gandha) of yajña—divinity is not produced by ritual but recognized as inherently present in Viṣṇu.
Points to Brahman/Īśvara as self-luminous and self-pure; auspicious qualities are not adventitious but intrinsic (svataḥ-siddha).
Begin worship by uttering 'namo nārāyaṇāya' and then recite the prescribed fragrance-mantra to Keśava.
Proper mantra-sequence supports ritual efficacy and devotional merit; neglect leads to diminished phala (unspecified).
Varāha Purāṇa 129 (pūjā/vidhi sequence around dhūpa-dīpa-mantras)
FAQs
It preserves a short ritual mantra tied to incense offering, illustrating how Purāṇas embed liturgical speech within procedural instructions.
No geographic site is mentioned; the focus is on mantra-recitation within household or temple worship.
The instruction is attentiveness in worship—pairing physical offering (incense) with articulate, respectful speech (mantra).
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