Varaha Purana — Chapter 115
VrP 115.1
अथ विविधधर्मोत्पत्तिः ।। ततो महीवचः श्रुत्वा देवो नारायणोऽब्रवीत् ।। कथयिष्यामि ते देवि कर्म स्वर्गसुखावहम्
atha vividhadharmotpattiḥ || tato mahīvacaḥ śrutvā devo nārāyaṇo'bravīt || kathayiṣyāmi te devi karma svargasukhāvaham
Now, the arising of the various dharmas. Then, having heard the Earth's words, the god Nārāyaṇa said: I shall tell you, O goddess, the rite that brings the happiness of heaven.
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VrP 115.2
यत्त्वया पृच्छ्यते देवि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। स्थितिं सत्तां तु मर्त्यानां भक्त्या ये च व्यवस्थिताः
yattvayā pṛcchyate devi tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || sthitiṃ sattāṃ tu martyānāṃ bhaktyā ye ca vyavasthitāḥ
What is asked by you, O goddess—hear that, O Vasundharā: the condition and the being of mortals, and those who are established in devotion.
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VrP 115.3
नाहं दानसहस्रेण नाहं यज्ञशतैरपि ।। तुष्यामि न तु वित्तेन ये नराः स्वल्पचेतसः
nāhaṃ dānasahasreṇa nāhaṃ yajñaśatairapi || tuṣyāmi na tu vittena ye narāḥ svalpacetasaḥ
Not by a thousand gifts, not even by a hundred sacrifices, nor by wealth am I pleased—(nor by) those men who are of small mind.
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VrP 115.4
एकचित्तं समाधाय यो मां जानाति माधवि ।। नित्यं तुष्यामि तस्याहं पुरुषं बहुदोषकम्
ekacittaṃ samādhāya yo māṃ jānāti mādhavi || nityaṃ tuṣyāmi tasyāhaṃ puruṣaṃ bahudoṣakam
Whoever, having fixed his mind on one thing, knows me, O Mādhavī—with him I am ever pleased, (even though he be) a man with many faults.
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VrP 115.5
यच्च पृच्छसि मां भद्रे कर्म स्वर्गसुखावहम् ।। तच्छृणुष्व वरारोहे गदतो मे शुचिस्मिते
yacca pṛcchasi māṃ bhadre karma svargasukhāvaham || tacchṛṇuṣva varārohe gadato me śucismite
And as for the rite that brings the happiness of heaven, which you ask of me, O good lady—hear that from me as I speak, O fair-hipped one of bright smile.
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VrP 115.6
ये नमस्यति मां नित्यं पुरुषा बहुचेतसः ।। अर्द्धरात्रेऽन्धकारे च मध्याह्ने वापराह्णके
ye namasyati māṃ nityaṃ puruṣā bahucetasaḥ || arddharātre'ndhakāre ca madhyāhne vāparāhṇake
Those men of large mind who bow to me constantly, at midnight and in darkness, at midday or in the afternoon—
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VrP 115.7
यस्य चित्तं न नश्येत मम भक्तिव्यवस्थितम् ।। द्वादश्यामुपवासं तु यः कुर्यान्मम तत्परः
yasya cittaṃ na naśyeta mama bhaktivyavasthitam || dvādaśyāmupavāsaṃ tu yaḥ kuryānmama tatparaḥ
he whose mind, established in devotion to me, does not perish, and who, intent on me, keeps the fast on the twelfth day—
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VrP 115.8
ते मामेव प्रपश्यन्ति मयि भक्तिपरायणाः ।। लब्धचेतो गुणज्ञश्च नरो भक्तिव्यवस्थितः
te māmeva prapaśyanti mayi bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ || labdhaceto guṇajñaśca naro bhaktivyavasthitaḥ
they behold me alone, being wholly given to devotion to me; and the man who has gained understanding, who knows the qualities, established in devotion,
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VrP 115.9
इच्छयाऽपि भवेद्भद्रे स्वर्गे वसति सुन्दरि ।। स्वल्पकेन न गम्यन्ते दुष्प्राप्योऽहं वरानने
icchayā'pi bhavedbhadre svarge vasati sundari || svalpakena na gamyante duṣprāpyo'haṃ varānane
may (attain) even by his wish, O good lady, a dwelling in heaven, O beautiful one. (But) by little (effort) they are not reached; I am hard to obtain, O fair-faced one.
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VrP 115.11
द्वादश्यामुपवासं तु ये च कुर्वन्ति ते नराः ।। तेषामेव प्रपश्यन्ति मम भक्तिपरायणाः
dvādaśyāmupavāsaṃ tu ye ca kurvanti te narāḥ || teṣāmeva prapaśyanti mama bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ
But those men who keep the fast on the twelfth day — it is they, intent on devotion to me, who behold (me).
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VrP 115.12
कृत्वा चैवोपवासं प्रगृह्य चैव जलाञ्जलिम् ।। नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा आदित्यं चावलोकयेत्
kṛtvā caivopavāsaṃ pragṛhya caiva jalāñjalim || namo nārāyaṇetyuktvā ādityaṃ cāvalokayet
Having kept the fast, and having taken up a handful of water, he should say "Homage to Nārāyaṇa" and look at the sun.
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VrP 115.13
यावन्तो बिन्दवः किंचित्पतन्त्येवाञ्जलेर्जलात् ।। तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते
yāvanto bindavaḥ kiṃcitpatantyevāñjalerjalāt || tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate
However many drops at all fall from the water of the joined palms, for that many thousands of years is he honoured in the world of heaven.
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VrP 115.14
अथ चैव तु द्वादश्यां पुरुषा धर्मवादकाः।। विधिना च प्रयत्नेन ये मां कुर्वन्ति मानुषाः
atha caiva tu dvādaśyāṃ puruṣā dharmavādakāḥ|| vidhinā ca prayatnena ye māṃ kurvanti mānuṣāḥ
And further, those men, speakers of dharma, who on the twelfth day make (an image of) me according to the rule and with effort —
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VrP 115.15
पाण्डुरैश्चैव पुष्पैश्च मृष्टैर्धूपैस्तु धूपयेत्।। यो मे धारयते भूमौ तस्यापि शृणु या गतिः
pāṇḍuraiścaiva puṣpaiśca mṛṣṭairdhūpaistu dhūpayet|| yo me dhārayate bhūmau tasyāpi śṛṇu yā gatiḥ
He should fumigate (it) with white flowers and with clean incense. Hear also what the destination is of him who sets me upon the ground.
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VrP 115.16
दत्त्वा शिरसि पुष्पाणि इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ।। हृदि कृत्वा तु मन्त्रांश्च शुक्लाम्बरधरो धरे
dattvā śirasi puṣpāṇi imaṃ mantramudīrayet || hṛdi kṛtvā tu mantrāṃśca śuklāmbaradharo dhare
Having placed flowers on the head, he should utter this mantra; and having set the mantras in his heart, clothed in white garments, O Earth.
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VrP 115.17
सुमान्यः सुमना गृह्य प्रीयतां भगवान्हरिः
sumānyaḥ sumanā gṛhya prīyatāṃ bhagavānhariḥ
"May the Lord Hari, accepting the fine flowers, well-disposed, be pleased."
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VrP 115.18
नमोऽस्तु विष्णवे व्यक्ताव्यक्तगन्धिगन्धान्सुगन्धान्वा गृह्ण गृह्ण नमो भगवते विष्णवे ।। अनेन मन्त्रेण गन्धं दद्यात् ।। श्रुत्वा प्रत्यागतमाधारसवनं पतये भवं प्रविष्टं मे धूप धूपनं गृह्णातु मे भगवानच्युतः ।। अनेन मन्त्रेण धूपं दद्यात्
namo'stu viṣṇave vyaktāvyaktagandhigandhānsugandhānvā gṛhṇa gṛhṇa namo bhagavate viṣṇave || anena mantreṇa gandhaṃ dadyāt || śrutvā pratyāgatamādhārasavanaṃ pataye bhavaṃ praviṣṭaṃ me dhūpa dhūpanaṃ gṛhṇātu me bhagavānacyutaḥ || anena mantreṇa dhūpaṃ dadyāt
"Homage be to Viṣṇu; take, take the manifest and unmanifest fragrant scents, the sweet perfumes; homage to the Lord Viṣṇu." With this mantra he should offer the scent. "...having heard, the returned ... to the lord ... entered; O incense, may the Lord Acyuta accept my incense-offering." With this mantra he should offer the incense.
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VrP 115.19
श्रुत्वा चैवं च शास्त्राणि यो मामेव तु कारयेत् ।। मम लोकं च गच्छेत जायेतैव चतुर्भुजः
śrutvā caivaṃ ca śāstrāṇi yo māmeva tu kārayet || mama lokaṃ ca gaccheta jāyetaiva caturbhujaḥ
And having thus heard the scriptures, whoever has (an image of) me made goes to my world and is indeed born four-armed.
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VrP 115.21
श्यामाकं स्वस्तिकं चैव गोधूमं मुद्गकं तथा ।। शालयस्तु यवाश्चैव तथा नीवारकाङ्गुकाः
śyāmākaṃ svastikaṃ caiva godhūmaṃ mudgakaṃ tathā || śālayastu yavāścaiva tathā nīvārakāṅgukāḥ
Millet, svastika-grain, wheat, and mung bean, rice, barley, and likewise wild rice and panic-grain —
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VrP 115.22
एतानि यस्तु भुञ्जीत मम कर्मपरायणः ।। शङ्खं चक्रं लाङ्गलं च मुसलं स च पश्यति
etāni yastu bhuñjīta mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ lāṅgalaṃ ca musalaṃ sa ca paśyati
He who eats these, being devoted to the rites for me, sees the conch, the discus, the plough, and the pestle.
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VrP 115.23
ब्राह्मणस्य तु वक्ष्यामि शृणु कर्म वसुन्धरे ।। यानि कर्माणि कुर्वीत मम भक्तिपरायणः
brāhmaṇasya tu vakṣyāmi śṛṇu karma vasundhare || yāni karmāṇi kurvīta mama bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
But I shall declare the observance of the brahmin — hear it, O Earth — what acts he should perform who is intent on devotion to me.
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VrP 115.24
षट्कर्मनिरतो भूत्वा अहङ्कारविवर्ज्जितः ।। लाभालाभं परित्यज्य भिक्षाहारो जितेन्द्रियः
ṣaṭkarmanirato bhūtvā ahaṅkāravivarjjitaḥ || lābhālābhaṃ parityajya bhikṣāhāro jitendriyaḥ
Becoming engaged in the six duties, free of egotism, abandoning (concern for) gain and loss, living on alms, his senses subdued;
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VrP 115.25
मम कर्मसमायुक्तः पैशुन्येन विवर्जितः ।। शास्त्रानुसारिमध्यस्थो नवृद्धशिशुचेतनः
mama karmasamāyuktaḥ paiśunyena vivarjitaḥ || śāstrānusārimadhyastho navṛddhaśiśucetanaḥ
joined to the rites for me, free of slander, following the scriptures, standing in the middle, not (making) his mind that of an old man or a child;
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VrP 115.26
एतद्वै ब्रह्मणः कर्म एकचित्तो जितेन्द्रियः ।। इष्टापूर्तं च कुरुते स मामेति वसुन्धरे
etadvai brahmaṇaḥ karma ekacitto jitendriyaḥ || iṣṭāpūrtaṃ ca kurute sa māmeti vasundhare
This indeed is the brahmin's duty: single-minded, his senses subdued, he performs sacrifice and works of public benefit — he comes to me, O Earth.
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VrP 115.27
क्षत्रियाणां प्रवक्ष्यामि मम कर्मसु तिष्ठताम् ।। यानि कर्माणि कुर्वीत क्षत्रियो मध्यसंस्थितः
kṣatriyāṇāṃ pravakṣyāmi mama karmasu tiṣṭhatām || yāni karmāṇi kurvīta kṣatriyo madhyasaṃsthitaḥ
I shall declare (the duty) of kṣatriyas who stand firm in the rites for me: what acts the kṣatriya, established in the middle (course), should perform.
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VrP 115.28
दानशूरश्च कर्मज्ञो यज्ञेषु कुशलः शुचिः ।। मम कर्मसु मेधावी अहङ्कारविवर्जितः
dānaśūraśca karmajño yajñeṣu kuśalaḥ śuciḥ || mama karmasu medhāvī ahaṅkāravivarjitaḥ
Bold in giving, knowing the rites, skilled in sacrifices, pure, intelligent in the rites for me, free of egotism;
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VrP 115.29
अल्पभाषी गुणज्ञश्च नित्यं भागवतप्रियः ।। गुरुविद्योऽनसूयश्च निन्द्यकर्मविवर्जितः
alpabhāṣī guṇajñaśca nityaṃ bhāgavatapriyaḥ || guruvidyo'nasūyaśca nindyakarmavivarjitaḥ
speaking little, recognizing merit, always fond of the devotees (of the Lord), knowledgeable about teachers, free of envy, avoiding blameworthy acts;
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VrP 115.31
भजते मम यो नित्यं मम लोकाय गच्छति ।। वैश्यानां तु प्रवक्ष्यामि मम कर्मसु तिष्ठताम्
bhajate mama yo nityaṃ mama lokāya gacchati || vaiśyānāṃ tu pravakṣyāmi mama karmasu tiṣṭhatām
whoever worships me constantly goes to my world. And I shall declare (the duty) of vaiśyas who stand firm in the rites for me:
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VrP 115.32
यानि कर्माणि कुरुते मम भक्तिपथे स्थितः ।। एतैर्गुणैः स्वधर्मेण लाभालाभविवर्जितः
yāni karmāṇi kurute mama bhaktipathe sthitaḥ || etairguṇaiḥ svadharmeṇa lābhālābhavivarjitaḥ
what acts he performs who stands on the path of devotion to me; with these qualities, by his own dharma, free of (concern for) gain and loss;
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VrP 115.33
ऋतुकालाभिगामी च शान्तात्मा मोहवर्जितः ।। शुचिर्दक्षो निराहारो मम कर्मरतः सदा
ṛtukālābhigāmī ca śāntātmā mohavarjitaḥ || śucirdakṣo nirāhāro mama karmarataḥ sadā
(He) approaches (his wife) at the proper season, is calm in mind, free of delusion, pure, capable, abstemious in food, and always devoted to my rites.
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VrP 115.34
गुरुसम्पूजको नित्यं युक्तो भक्तानुवत्सलः ।। वैश्योऽप्येवं सुसंयुक्तो यस्तु कर्माणि कारयेत्
gurusampūjako nityaṃ yukto bhaktānuvatsalaḥ || vaiśyo'pyevaṃ susaṃyukto yastu karmāṇi kārayet
Always honouring his teacher, disciplined, kindly toward the devotees — a vaiśya too, thus well disciplined, who performs (these) rites,
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VrP 115.35
तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति ।। ।। अथ शूद्रस्य वक्ष्यामि कर्माणि शृणु माधवि
tasyāhaṃ na praṇaśyāmi sa ca me na praṇaśyati || || atha śūdrasya vakṣyāmi karmāṇi śṛṇu mādhavi
—from him I do not perish, and he does not perish from me. Now I shall declare the duties of the śūdra; listen, Mādhavī.
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VrP 115.36
कर्माणि यानि कृत्वा ह शूद्रो मह्यं व्यवस्थितः ।। दम्पती मम भक्तौ यो मम कर्म परायणौ
karmāṇi yāni kṛtvā ha śūdro mahyaṃ vyavasthitaḥ || dampatī mama bhaktau yo mama karma parāyaṇau
Those rites having performed, the śūdra stands firm in me: a husband and wife who are devoted to me, intent upon my rites,
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VrP 115.37
उभौ भागवतौ भक्तौ मद्भक्तौ कर्मनिष्ठितौ ।। देशकालौ च वानीतौ रजसा तमसोज्झितौ
ubhau bhāgavatau bhaktau madbhaktau karmaniṣṭhitau || deśakālau ca vānītau rajasā tamasojjhitau
both worshippers of the Blessed One, faithful, devoted to me, established in the rites, and (attentive to) place and time, well-behaved, rid of passion and darkness,
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VrP 115.38
निरहङ्कारशुद्धात्मा आतिथेयो विनीतवान् ।। श्रद्दधानोऽतिपूतात्मा लोभमोहविवर्जितः
nirahaṅkāraśuddhātmā ātitheyo vinītavān || śraddadhāno'tipūtātmā lobhamohavivarjitaḥ
free of egotism, pure of self, hospitable, modest, believing, of a most purified nature, free of greed and delusion,
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VrP 115.39
नमस्कारप्रियो नित्यं मम चिन्ताव्यवस्थितः ।। शूद्रः कर्माणि मे देवि य एवं सममाचरेत्
namaskārapriyo nityaṃ mama cintāvyavasthitaḥ || śūdraḥ karmāṇi me devi ya evaṃ samamācaret
always fond of making obeisance, fixed in thought of me — the śūdra who thus performs my rites equally, O goddess,
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VrP 115.41
एवं कर्मगुणाश्चैव येन भक्त्या व्यवस्थितः ।। सर्ववर्णाश्च मां देवि अपरं क्षत्रिये शृणु
evaṃ karmaguṇāścaiva yena bhaktyā vyavasthitaḥ || sarvavarṇāśca māṃ devi aparaṃ kṣatriye śṛṇu
such are the duties and the qualities by which one stands (fixed) in devotion; and (so do) all the classes (come) to me, O goddess. Now hear about the kṣatriya further.
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VrP 115.42
येन तत्प्राप्यते योगं तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। त्यक्त्वा लाभमलाभं च मोहं कामं च वर्जयेत्
yena tatprāpyate yogaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || tyaktvā lābhamalābhaṃ ca mohaṃ kāmaṃ ca varjayet
Hear, O Vasundharā, that by which that union is attained: abandoning gain and loss, one should give up delusion and desire.
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VrP 115.43
न शीतं च न चोष्णे च लब्धाऽलब्धं विचिन्तयेत् ।। न तिक्तेनास्ति कटुना मधुराम्लैर्न लावणैः
na śītaṃ ca na coṣṇe ca labdhā'labdhaṃ vicintayet || na tiktenāsti kaṭunā madhurāmlairna lāvaṇaiḥ
He should not brood over cold or heat, over what is obtained or not obtained; (he has) no (craving) for the bitter or the pungent, none for the sweet, sour, or salty,
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VrP 115.44
न कषायैः स्पृहा यस्य प्राप्नुयात्सिद्धिमुत्तमाम् ।। भार्या पुत्राः पिता माता उपभोगार्थसंयुतम्
na kaṣāyaiḥ spṛhā yasya prāpnuyātsiddhimuttamām || bhāryā putrāḥ pitā mātā upabhogārthasaṃyutam
nor for the astringent — he who has no such longing would attain the highest perfection. Wife, sons, father, mother, together with objects of enjoyment:
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VrP 115.45
य एतान् हि परित्यज्य मम कर्मरतः सदा ।। धृतिज्ञः कुशलश्चैव श्रद्दधानो धृतव्रतः
ya etān hi parityajya mama karmarataḥ sadā || dhṛtijñaḥ kuśalaścaiva śraddadhāno dhṛtavrataḥ
he who indeed abandons these and is always devoted to my rites — knowing firmness, skilled, believing, holding to his vow,
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VrP 115.46
तत्परो नित्यमुद्युक्तः अन्यकार्यजुगुप्सकः ।। बाले वयसि कल्पश्च अल्पभोगी कुलान्वितः
tatparo nityamudyuktaḥ anyakāryajugupsakaḥ || bāle vayasi kalpaśca alpabhogī kulānvitaḥ
intent on that, always exerting himself, averse to other business, capable even in the years of boyhood, eating little, of good family,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 115.47
कारुण्यः सर्वसत्त्वानां प्रत्युत्थायी महाक्षमः ।। काले मौनक्रियां कुर्याद्यावत्तत्कर्म कारयेत्
kāruṇyaḥ sarvasattvānāṃ pratyutthāyī mahākṣamaḥ || kāle maunakriyāṃ kuryādyāvattatkarma kārayet
compassionate to all beings, rising up (to greet others), greatly forbearing; at the (proper) time he should practise silence, so long as he performs that rite.
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VrP 115.48
त्रिकालं च दिशो भागं सदा कर्मपथि स्थितः ।। उपपन्नानभुञ्जानः कर्माण्यभोजनानि च
trikālaṃ ca diśo bhāgaṃ sadā karmapathi sthitaḥ || upapannānabhuñjānaḥ karmāṇyabhojanāni ca
At the three times (of day) and (in) the quarters' portion, always standing on the path of rites, not eating what has come to him, and (performing) the rites without eating,
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VrP 115.49
अनुष्ठानपरश्चैव मम पार्श्वे मनश्चरः ।। काले मूत्रपुरीषाणि विसृज्य स्नानवत्सलः
anuṣṭhānaparaścaiva mama pārśve manaścaraḥ || kāle mūtrapurīṣāṇi visṛjya snānavatsalaḥ
and intent on observance, his mind moving at my side; voiding urine and excrement at the (proper) times, fond of bathing,
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VrP 115.51
पयसा यावकेनापि कदाचिद्वायुभक्षणः ।। कदाचित्षष्ठकालेन क्वचिद्दृष्टमहाफलः
payasā yāvakenāpi kadācidvāyubhakṣaṇaḥ || kadācitṣaṣṭhakālena kvaciddṛṣṭamahāphalaḥ
(living) on milk or on barley-gruel, sometimes feeding on air, sometimes at the sixth mealtime, sometimes on a great fruit that he has seen,
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VrP 115.52
कदाचित्तु चतुर्थेन कदाचित्फलमेव च ।। कदाचिद्दशमे भुञ्जेत्पक्षे मासे वसुन्धरे
kadācittu caturthena kadācitphalameva ca || kadāciddaśame bhuñjetpakṣe māse vasundhare
sometimes at the fourth (mealtime), sometimes on fruit alone, sometimes he would eat at the tenth (mealtime), (or once) in a fortnight, (or) in a month, O Vasundharā.
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VrP 115.53
य एतत्सप्त जन्मानि मम कर्माणि कुर्वते ।। योगिनस्तान्प्रपश्यन्ति पूर्वोक्तान्कर्मसु स्थितान्
ya etatsapta janmāni mama karmāṇi kurvate || yoginastānprapaśyanti pūrvoktānkarmasu sthitān
Those who perform these rites of mine for seven births — the yogins see them, (the ones) described before, established in the rites.
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VrP 115.115
यानि कर्माणि कुर्वन्तु मां प्रपश्यन्ति माधवि ।। तानि ते कथयिष्यामि येन भक्त्या व्यवस्थिताः एतत्ते कथितं देवि श्रेष्ठं चैव मम प्रियम् ।। तव चैवं प्रियार्थाय मन्त्रपूजां सुखावहम् अभ्युत्थानादिकुशलः पैशुन्येन विवर्जितः।। एतैर्गुणैः समायुक्तो यो मां व्रजति क्षत्रियः त्यक्त्वा ऋषिसहस्राणि शूद्रमेव भजाम्यहम् ।। चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कर्माणि यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम् पुष्पे गन्धे च धूपे च मत्कर्मणि सदा रतः ।। कदाचित्कन्दमूलानि फलानि च कदाचन
yāni karmāṇi kurvantu māṃ prapaśyanti mādhavi || tāni te kathayiṣyāmi yena bhaktyā vyavasthitāḥ etatte kathitaṃ devi śreṣṭhaṃ caiva mama priyam || tava caivaṃ priyārthāya mantrapūjāṃ sukhāvaham abhyutthānādikuśalaḥ paiśunyena vivarjitaḥ|| etairguṇaiḥ samāyukto yo māṃ vrajati kṣatriyaḥ tyaktvā ṛṣisahasrāṇi śūdrameva bhajāmyaham || cāturvarṇyasya karmāṇi yattvayā paripṛcchitam puṣpe gandhe ca dhūpe ca matkarmaṇi sadā rataḥ || kadācitkandamūlāni phalāni ca kadācana
Whatever rites they may perform, they see me, O Mādhavī; those I shall tell you, by which they are established in devotion. This, O goddess, has been told to you, the best and dear to me; and thus, for your pleasure, the worship with mantras that brings ease. Skilled in rising up (to honour guests) and the rest, free from slander — the kṣatriya who, endowed with these qualities, comes to me. Passing over thousands of sages, it is the śūdra whom I favour. As for the duties of the four classes, about which you have asked me: (he is) always devoted to my rite with flowers, perfume, and incense; sometimes (he eats) bulbs and roots, and sometimes fruits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain