Varaha Purana 183.9: Adhyaya 183, Shloka 9

Installation of a Clay Icon (Mṛnmayārcā) and the Ritual Protocol of Worship

Devanagari script

मन्त्रैर्वा विधिपूर्वेण यो मे कर्माणि कारयेत् ॥ यं यं फलं समुद्दिश्य मां पूजयति मानवः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 183.9

Transliteration

mantrair vā vidhipūrveṇa yo me karmāṇi kārayet || yaṃ yaṃ phalaṃ samuddiśya māṃ pūjayati mānavaḥ ||

Translation

ไม่ว่าจะด้วยมนตร์หรือด้วยพิธีอันถูกต้อง ผู้ใดประกอบกรรมพิธีของข้าพเจ้า—มนุษย์ผู้นั้นมุ่งหมายผลใด ๆ และด้วยเจตนานั้นบูชาข้าพเจ้า—

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Word by Word

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• विधिपूर्वेण: according to proper procedure
• विधिपूर्वेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विधिना पूर्वः/विधिपूर्वः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial instrumental)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive)

• कर्माणि: rites/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done/perform
• कारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative: कारय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• यम्: which/whatever
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (correlative)

• यम्: each/whatever
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive: ‘whatever...whatever’)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुद्दिश्य: intending/aiming at
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having intended/aimed at’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजयति: worships
• पूजयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मानवः: a man/human
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default; verse is syntactically incomplete in the excerpt and likely continues in 183.10)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It contrasts mantra-based and procedure-based performance (mantra/vidhi), a key axis in South Asian ritual theory, and foregrounds intention as a classificatory element.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform rites with due method (mantra or proper procedure) and clarity of intention regarding the sought outcome.