Varaha Purana — Chapter 127
VrP 127.1
अथ ब्राह्मणदीक्षासूत्रवर्णनम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। एवं धर्मांस्ततः श्रुत्वा बहुमोक्षार्थकारणात् ।। प्रत्युवाच ततो भूमिर्लोकनाथं जनार्दनम्
atha brāhmaṇadīkṣāsūtravarṇanam || sūta uvāca || evaṃ dharmāṃstataḥ śrutvā bahumokṣārthakāraṇāt || pratyuvāca tato bhūmirlokanāthaṃ janārdanam
Now the description of the brahmin's initiation and (sacred) thread. Sūta said: Having thus heard the duties, from many a motive concerning liberation, Earth then replied to Janārdana, the lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.2
अहो प्रभावः क्षेत्रस्य कथ्यमानोऽतिपुष्कलम् .।। अहं भारभराक्रान्ता लघुर्जातास्मि धावती
aho prabhāvaḥ kṣetrasya kathyamāno'tipuṣkalam .|| ahaṃ bhārabharākrāntā laghurjātāsmi dhāvatī
Ah, the power of the sacred field, as it is being told, is exceedingly abundant! I, who was oppressed by the weight of my burden, have become light and swift-moving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.3
विमोहा च विशुद्धा च शृण्वानाहं त्विमां प्रभो ।। अहं लोकेषु विख्याता मुखात्तव विनिस्सृता
vimohā ca viśuddhā ca śṛṇvānāhaṃ tvimāṃ prabho || ahaṃ lokeṣu vikhyātā mukhāttava vinissṛtā
and free of confusion and purified, as I listen to this, O Lord. I am renowned in the worlds, having issued forth from your mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.4
पुनः पृच्छामि ते देव संशयं धर्मसंहितम् ।। येन धर्मविधानेन दीक्षा प्राप्यते पुष्कला
punaḥ pṛcchāmi te deva saṃśayaṃ dharmasaṃhitam || yena dharmavidhānena dīkṣā prāpyate puṣkalā
Again I ask you, O God, a doubt concerning dharma: by what ordinance of dharma is abundant initiation obtained?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.5
एतन्मे परमं गुह्यं परं कौतूहलं च मे ।। धर्मसंग्रहणार्थाय तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हसि
etanme paramaṃ guhyaṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ ca me || dharmasaṃgrahaṇārthāya tadbhavānvaktumarhasi
This is for me the supreme secret, and my great curiosity; for the sake of collecting the dharma you should tell it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.6
ततो महीवचः श्रुत्वा मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः ।। वराहरूपी भगवान्प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम्
tato mahīvacaḥ śrutvā meghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ || varāharūpī bhagavānpratyuvāca vasundharām
Then, having heard the Earth's words, the Lord in boar form, whose voice was like a thunder-drum of clouds, replied to Vasundharā.
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VrP 127.7
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि मम धर्मं सनातनम् ।। देवा एतन्न जानन्ति ये च योगव्रते स्थिता।
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena me devi mama dharmaṃ sanātanam || devā etanna jānanti ye ca yogavrate sthitā|
Śrī Varāha said: Hear from me truly, O Goddess, my eternal dharma. The gods do not know this, nor those who abide in the vow of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.8
एतं धर्मं वरारोहे मङ्गल्यं मुखनिःसृतम् ।। अहमेको विजानामि मद्भक्ता ये जना भुवि
etaṃ dharmaṃ varārohe maṅgalyaṃ mukhaniḥsṛtam || ahameko vijānāmi madbhaktā ye janā bhuvi
This dharma, O lovely-hipped one, auspicious, issued from my mouth — I alone know it, and those people on earth who are my devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.9
यच्च पृच्छसि मे भद्रे दीक्षां भागवतीं कथाम् ।। तच्छृणुष्व वरारोहे कर्मसंसारमोक्षणम्
yacca pṛcchasi me bhadre dīkṣāṃ bhāgavatīṃ kathām || tacchṛṇuṣva varārohe karmasaṃsāramokṣaṇam
And what you ask of me, good lady — the account of the Bhāgavata initiation — hear that, O lovely-hipped one: it is release from karma and from the round of rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.11
हरन्ति मनुजा येन गर्भसंसारसागरात् ।। मयि शान्तं मनः कृत्वा तदुत्कृष्टं च सुन्दरि
haranti manujā yena garbhasaṃsārasāgarāt || mayi śāntaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā tadutkṛṣṭaṃ ca sundari
by which men are carried across from the ocean of the saṃsāra of the womb. Making the mind tranquil in me — that is the highest, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.12
अभिगच्छेद्गुरुं देवि शाधि शिष्योऽस्मि मां गुरो ।। तदाज्ञां तु पुरस्कृत्य दीक्षाद्रव्यानथाहरेत्
abhigacchedguruṃ devi śādhi śiṣyo'smi māṃ guro || tadājñāṃ tu puraskṛtya dīkṣādravyānathāharet
He should approach a guru, O Goddess: "Instruct me, guru, I am your pupil." Then, putting his command first, he should fetch the materials for the initiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.13
लाजा मधु कुशाश्चैव घृतं चामृतसन्निभम् ।। गन्धं सुमनसो धूपं दीपं प्रापणकादिकम्
lājā madhu kuśāścaiva ghṛtaṃ cāmṛtasannibham || gandhaṃ sumanaso dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ prāpaṇakādikam
Parched grain, honey, kuśa grasses, ghee resembling nectar, perfume, flowers, incense, a lamp, refreshments and the like;
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VrP 127.14
कृष्णाजिनं च पालाशं दण्डं चैव कमण्डलुम् ।। घटं वासः पादुके च शुक्लयज्ञोपवीतकम्
kṛṣṇājinaṃ ca pālāśaṃ daṇḍaṃ caiva kamaṇḍalum || ghaṭaṃ vāsaḥ pāduke ca śuklayajñopavītakam
a black antelope skin, palāśa wood, a staff and a water-pot, a jar, a garment, sandals, and a white sacrificial thread;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.15
यन्त्रिकामर्घपात्रं च चरुस्थालीं सदर्विकाम् ।। तिलव्रीहियवांश्चैव विविधं च फलोदकम्
yantrikāmarghapātraṃ ca carusthālīṃ sadarvikām || tilavrīhiyavāṃścaiva vividhaṃ ca phalodakam
a yantrikā and an arghya vessel, a caru pot together with its ladle, sesame, rice and barley, and various fruit and water;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.16
भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानं च कर्मण्यांश्चैव संचयान् ।। दीक्षिता यदि भुञ्जन्ति मम कर्मपरायणाः
bhakṣyabhojyānnapānaṃ ca karmaṇyāṃścaiva saṃcayān || dīkṣitā yadi bhuñjanti mama karmaparāyaṇāḥ
food to chew, food to eat, cooked food and drink, and stores of ritual requisites — if the initiated ones, intent on my rites, eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.17
यानि कानि च बीजानि रत्नानि विविधानि च ।। कांचकादीनि सुश्रोणि तानिं शीघ्रमुपाहरेत्
yāni kāni ca bījāni ratnāni vividhāni ca || kāṃcakādīni suśroṇi tāniṃ śīghramupāharet
Whatever seeds there are, and jewels of various kinds, kāṃcaka and the rest, O fair-hipped one — these he should quickly bring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.18
एतान्येवोपहार्याणि गुरुमूले ततः परम् ।। स्नात्वा मङ्गलसंयुक्तो दीक्षाकामश्च ब्राह्मणः
etānyevopahāryāṇi gurumūle tataḥ param || snātvā maṅgalasaṃyukto dīkṣākāmaśca brāhmaṇaḥ
These very things are to be presented at the guru's feet. Thereafter the brahmin who desires initiation, having bathed and furnished with auspicious things,
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VrP 127.19
गुरोस्तु चरणौ गृह्य ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ।। ततस्तु गुर्वनुज्ञातो वेदिं कुर्याच्च पुष्कलाम्
gurostu caraṇau gṛhya brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te || tatastu gurvanujñāto vediṃ kuryācca puṣkalām
taking hold of the guru's feet, (should say) "Tell me, what shall I do for you?" Then, authorized by the guru, he should make an ample altar.
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VrP 127.21
प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानेन धान्योपरिदृढं नवम् ।। जलेन पूरितं मन्त्रैः पुष्पपल्लवशोभितम्
pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānena dhānyoparidṛḍhaṃ navam || jalena pūritaṃ mantraiḥ puṣpapallavaśobhitam
Having set (it) in place according to the rule, a new firm (jar) upon the grain, filled with water to the accompaniment of mantras, adorned with flowers and sprouts.
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VrP 127.22
तस्योपरि तिलैः पूर्णपात्रं स्थाप्य विधानतः ।। पूजयेन्मां गुरुं द्रव्यैः शिष्येणैवोपकल्पितैः
tasyopari tilaiḥ pūrṇapātraṃ sthāpya vidhānataḥ || pūjayenmāṃ guruṃ dravyaiḥ śiṣyeṇaivopakalpitaiḥ
Having set upon it, according to the rule, a full vessel with sesame seeds, (he) should worship me and the teacher with the substances provided by the pupil himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.23
तत्रार्चनविधिं कृत्वा गुरुधर्मविनिश्चयः ।। पूर्वोक्तानि च द्रव्याणि वेदिमध्यमुपाहरेत्
tatrārcanavidhiṃ kṛtvā gurudharmaviniścayaḥ || pūrvoktāni ca dravyāṇi vedimadhyamupāharet
Having performed there the rite of worship, (the teacher,) determined in the teacher's duty, should bring to the middle of the altar the substances mentioned before.
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VrP 127.24
चतुरः कलशान्दद्याच्चतुष्पार्श्वेषु सुन्दरि ।। वारिपूर्णान्द्विजाञ्छुद्धान्सहकारविभूषितान्
caturaḥ kalaśāndadyāccatuṣpārśveṣu sundari || vāripūrṇāndvijāñchuddhānsahakāravibhūṣitān
He should set four jars on the four sides, O lovely one, filled with water, clean, of the twice-born kind, adorned with mango (sprigs).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.25
सर्वतः शुक्लसूत्रेण वेष्टयेत तथानघे ।। पूर्ण पात्राणि चत्वारि चतुष्पार्श्वेषु स्थापयेत्
sarvataḥ śuklasūtreṇa veṣṭayeta tathānaghe || pūrṇa pātrāṇi catvāri catuṣpārśveṣu sthāpayet
And he should wrap (them) all round with a white thread, O sinless one; he should place four full vessels on the four sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.26
एवं मन्त्रं ततः कृत्वा दद्याद्दीक्षाप्रयोजकः ।। स च मन्त्रो यथान्यायं येन वा तुष्यते गुरुः
evaṃ mantraṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dadyāddīkṣāprayojakaḥ || sa ca mantro yathānyāyaṃ yena vā tuṣyate guruḥ
Having thus made the mantra, the one who conducts the initiation should then give (it); and that mantra (should be) according to rule, or whichever one the teacher is pleased with.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.27
यथान्यायं च संगृह्य गुरुकर्मविनिश्चितः ।। प्रपद्यावसथं विष्णोर्दीक्षाणां परिकाङ्क्षिणः
yathānyāyaṃ ca saṃgṛhya gurukarmaviniścitaḥ || prapadyāvasathaṃ viṣṇordīkṣāṇāṃ parikāṅkṣiṇaḥ
And having duly gathered (the requisites), (he,) resolved upon the teacher's task, should approach the dwelling of Viṣṇu, (with the pupils) who desire the initiations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.28
उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं भूत्वा पूर्वमुखस्ततः ।। सर्वांस्तु श्रावयेच्छिष्यान्दीक्षणार्थं न संशयः
upaspṛśya yathānyāyaṃ bhūtvā pūrvamukhastataḥ || sarvāṃstu śrāvayecchiṣyāndīkṣaṇārthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Having touched (water) according to rule and then sitting facing east, he should make all the pupils hear (the following), for the purpose of initiation — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.29
यस्तु भागवतान्दृष्ट्वा स्वयं भागवतः शुचिः ।। अभ्युत्थानं न कुर्वीत तेनाहं तु विहिंसितः
yastu bhāgavatāndṛṣṭvā svayaṃ bhāgavataḥ śuciḥ || abhyutthānaṃ na kurvīta tenāhaṃ tu vihiṃsitaḥ
Whoever, himself a pure devotee, on seeing devotees does not rise up (to greet them), by him I am injured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.31
भार्यां प्रियसखीं यस्तु साध्वीं हिंसति निर्घृणः ।। न तेन तां प्राप्नुवन्ति हिंसका दुष्टयोनिजाः
bhāryāṃ priyasakhīṃ yastu sādhvīṃ hiṃsati nirghṛṇaḥ || na tena tāṃ prāpnuvanti hiṃsakā duṣṭayonijāḥ
Whoever, pitiless, injures his wife, a dear friend and a virtuous woman — by that (deed) such injurers, born of evil wombs, do not obtain her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.32
ब्रह्मघ्नश्च कृतघ्नश्च गोघ्नश्च कृतपातकाः ।। एताञ्छिष्यान् विवर्जेत उक्ता ये चान्यपातकाः
brahmaghnaśca kṛtaghnaśca goghnaśca kṛtapātakāḥ || etāñchiṣyān vivarjeta uktā ye cānyapātakāḥ
A killer of a brahmin, an ingrate, a killer of a cow, and those who have committed grave sins — these one should reject as pupils, and those others declared to be sinners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.33
बिल्ववृक्षोदुम्बरौ च तथा चान्ये कदाचन ।। कर्मण्याश्चैव ये वृक्षा न च्छेत्तव्याः कदाचन
bilvavṛkṣodumbarau ca tathā cānye kadācana || karmaṇyāścaiva ye vṛkṣā na cchettavyāḥ kadācana
And the bilva tree and the udumbara, and likewise others, never (are to be cut); and those trees that are useful for rites are never to be cut down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.34
यदीच्छेत्परमां सिद्धिं मोक्षधर्मं सनातनम् ।। भक्ष्याभक्ष्यं च तं शिष्यं वेदितव्यं तदन्तरे
yadīcchetparamāṃ siddhiṃ mokṣadharmaṃ sanātanam || bhakṣyābhakṣyaṃ ca taṃ śiṣyaṃ veditavyaṃ tadantare
If one should desire the highest attainment, the eternal law of liberation, then what is to be eaten and not eaten is to be made known to that pupil in the course of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.35
करीरस्य वधः शस्तः फलान्यौदुम्बरस्य च ।। सद्योभक्षा भवेत्तेन अभक्ष्या पूतिवासिका
karīrasya vadhaḥ śastaḥ phalānyaudumbarasya ca || sadyobhakṣā bhavettena abhakṣyā pūtivāsikā
The cutting of the karīra is approved, and the fruits of the udumbara; by that (rule) they are edible on the same day, but inedible when they have gone rancid from standing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.36
न भक्षणीयं वाराहं मांसं मत्स्याश्च सर्वशः ।। अभक्ष्या ब्राह्मणैरेते दीक्षितैश्च न संशयः
na bhakṣaṇīyaṃ vārāhaṃ māṃsaṃ matsyāśca sarvaśaḥ || abhakṣyā brāhmaṇairete dīkṣitaiśca na saṃśayaḥ
Pig's flesh is not to be eaten, nor fish in any way; these are not to be eaten by brahmins and by the initiated — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.37
परीवादं न कुर्वीत न हिंसां वा कदाचन ।। पैशुन्यं न च कर्त्तव्यं स्तैन्यं वापि कदाचन
parīvādaṃ na kurvīta na hiṃsāṃ vā kadācana || paiśunyaṃ na ca karttavyaṃ stainyaṃ vāpi kadācana
One should never speak abuse nor do injury; nor is slander ever to be committed, nor theft.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.38
अतिथिं चागतं दृष्ट्वा दूराध्वानं गतं क्वचित् ।। संविभागस्तु कर्त्तव्यो येन केनापि पुत्रक
atithiṃ cāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrādhvānaṃ gataṃ kvacit || saṃvibhāgastu karttavyo yena kenāpi putraka
And on seeing a guest arrived, having come from far along the road, sharing (of food) is to be done with whatever there is, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.39
गुरुपत्नी राजपत्नी ब्राह्मणस्त्री कदाचन ।। मनसापि न गन्तव्या एवं विष्णुः प्रभाषते
gurupatnī rājapatnī brāhmaṇastrī kadācana || manasāpi na gantavyā evaṃ viṣṇuḥ prabhāṣate
The teacher's wife, the king's wife, a brahmin's wife — never is one to approach (them), even in thought: so Viṣṇu declares.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.41
दृष्ट्वा परस्य भाग्यानि आत्मनो व्यसनं तथा ।। तत्र मन्युर्न कर्त्तव्यं एवं धर्मः सनातनः
dṛṣṭvā parasya bhāgyāni ātmano vyasanaṃ tathā || tatra manyurna karttavyaṃ evaṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
On seeing another's good fortunes and one's own misfortune, no resentment is to be felt at that: such is the eternal law.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.42
एवं ततः श्रावयीत दीक्षाकामं वसुन्धरे ।। छत्रं चोपानहं चैव मनसा चोपकल्पयेत्
evaṃ tataḥ śrāvayīta dīkṣākāmaṃ vasundhare || chatraṃ copānahaṃ caiva manasā copakalpayet
Thus, then, he should have the one who desires initiation hear (these things), O Earth; and he should provide, with mental (intention), an umbrella and sandals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.43
द्वे द्वे औदुम्बरस्य पत्रे वेदिमध्ये तु स्थापयेत् ।। क्षुरं चैव वरारोहे जलपूर्णं च भाजनम्
dve dve audumbarasya patre vedimadhye tu sthāpayet || kṣuraṃ caiva varārohe jalapūrṇaṃ ca bhājanam
He should place two leaves each of the udumbara fig in the middle of the altar, and also a razor, O fair-hipped one, and a vessel filled with water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.44
ममावाहनपूर्वं तु मन्त्रेण विधिनार्चयेत् ।। मन्त्रः- ॐ सप्त सागराश्च सप्तद्वीपानि सप्त पवर्ताश्च दश स्वर्गसहस्राश्च समस्ताश्च नमोऽस्तु सर्वास्ते हृदये वसन्ति।। यश्चैतद्वर्षति पुनरुन्नमति
mamāvāhanapūrvaṃ tu mantreṇa vidhinārcayet || mantraḥ- oṃ sapta sāgarāśca saptadvīpāni sapta pavartāśca daśa svargasahasrāśca samastāśca namo'stu sarvāste hṛdaye vasanti|| yaścaitadvarṣati punarunnamati
With the invocation of me first, he should worship with the mantra according to the rule. The mantra: "Oṃ, the seven oceans, the seven continents, the seven mountains, and the ten thousand heavens, and all together — homage be (to you); they all dwell in your heart." And whoever rains this down rises up again.
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VrP 127.45
ॐ भगवन्वासुदेव ममैतत्सारय युक्तं वराहरूपसृष्टेन पृथिव्यां तु मन्त्रानुस्मरणं च आज्ञापयानुभावनास्माकमाज्ञप्तमनुचिन्तयित्वा भगवन्नागच्छ दीक्षाकामविप्रस्त्वत्प्रसादात्तु दीक्षति
oṃ bhagavanvāsudeva mamaitatsāraya yuktaṃ varāharūpasṛṣṭena pṛthivyāṃ tu mantrānusmaraṇaṃ ca ājñāpayānubhāvanāsmākamājñaptamanucintayitvā bhagavannāgaccha dīkṣākāmaviprastvatprasādāttu dīkṣati
"Oṃ, Lord Vāsudeva, carry this of mine through fittingly — by you who created the earth in the boar-form — and (grant) the remembrance of the mantras; command (us), and having reflected upon what has been commanded to us by your power, come, O Lord: this brahmin who desires initiation is being initiated by your grace."
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VrP 127.46
एतन्मन्त्रमुदाहृत्य शिरसा जानुभ्यामवनिं गतेन भवितव्यम्
etanmantramudāhṛtya śirasā jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatena bhavitavyam
Having uttered this mantra, one must go down to the ground with the head and the two knees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.47
ॐ स्वागतं स्वागतवानिति
oṃ svāgataṃ svāgatavāniti
"Oṃ, welcome! You have come well" — thus (he says).
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VrP 127.48
तत एतेन मन्त्रेण आनयित्वा वसुन्धरे ।। अर्घ्यं पाद्यं च दातव्यं मन्त्रेण विधिनिश्चयात्
tata etena mantreṇa ānayitvā vasundhare || arghyaṃ pādyaṃ ca dātavyaṃ mantreṇa vidhiniścayāt
Then, having brought (him) with this mantra, O Vasundharā, water for offering and water for the feet are to be given with a mantra, in accordance with the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.49
मन्त्रः- अकृतघ्ने देवानसुराकृतघ्नरुद्रेण ब्राह्मणाय च लब्धं सर्वमिमां भगवतेऽस्तु दत्तं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व च लोकनाथ
mantraḥ- akṛtaghne devānasurākṛtaghnarudreṇa brāhmaṇāya ca labdhaṃ sarvamimāṃ bhagavate'stu dattaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva ca lokanātha
The mantra: "To the ungrateful one — the gods, the demons, by the ungrateful Rudra, and for the brahmin — all this that has been obtained, let it be given to the Lord; and receive it, O Lord of the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.51
मन्त्रः – एवं वरुणः पातु शिष्य ते वपतः शिरः ।। जलेन विष्णुयुक्तेन दीक्षा संसारमोक्षणम्
mantraḥ – evaṃ varuṇaḥ pātu śiṣya te vapataḥ śiraḥ || jalena viṣṇuyuktena dīkṣā saṃsāramokṣaṇam
The mantra: "Thus may Varuṇa protect (you); O disciple, (he) shaves your head; by water joined with Viṣṇu, initiation is release from the round of rebirth."
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VrP 127.52
एकस्य कलशं दद्यात्कर्मकारस्य सुन्दरि ।। निष्कलं तु शिरः कृत्वा शोणितेन विवर्जितम्
ekasya kalaśaṃ dadyātkarmakārasya sundari || niṣkalaṃ tu śiraḥ kṛtvā śoṇitena vivarjitam
He should give one water-pot to the barber, O beautiful one, having made the head hairless and free of blood.
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VrP 127.53
पुनः स्नानं ततः कृत्वा शीघ्रमेव न संशयः।। एतस्य विधिवत्कृत्वा दीक्षाकामस्य सुन्दरि
punaḥ snānaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śīghrameva na saṃśayaḥ|| etasya vidhivatkṛtvā dīkṣākāmasya sundari
Then, having bathed again at once, there is no doubt (of it); having done this duly for the one desiring initiation, O beautiful one —
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VrP 127.54
दत्त्वा संसारमोक्षाय सर्वकामविनिश्चितः।। जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
dattvā saṃsāramokṣāya sarvakāmaviniścitaḥ|| jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatvā imaṃ mantramudīrayet
— having given (it) for release from the round of rebirth, resolved upon all his desires, he should go down to the ground with both knees and utter this mantra:
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VrP 127.55
मन्त्रः - ॐ वेदाम्यहं भागवतांश्च सर्वान् सुदीक्षिता ये गुरवश्च सर्वे ।। विष्णुप्रसादेन च लब्धदीक्षा मम प्रसीदन्तु नमामि सर्वान्
mantraḥ - oṃ vedāmyahaṃ bhāgavatāṃśca sarvān sudīkṣitā ye guravaśca sarve || viṣṇuprasādena ca labdhadīkṣā mama prasīdantu namāmi sarvān
The mantra: "Oṃ, I know all the Bhāgavatas, those who are well initiated, and all the teachers; and (my) initiation has been obtained by Viṣṇu's grace. May they be gracious to me; I bow to them all."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.56
नत्वा तु भगवद्भक्तान् प्रज्वाल्य च हुताशनम् ।। घृतेन मधुमिश्रेण लाजाकृष्णतिलैस्तथा
natvā tu bhagavadbhaktān prajvālya ca hutāśanam || ghṛtena madhumiśreṇa lājākṛṣṇatilaistathā
Having bowed to the devotees of the Lord and kindled the fire, with ghee mixed with honey, and with parched grain and black sesame —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.57
सप्तवारांस्ततो दत्त्वा विंशतिं च तिलोदनम् ।। जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
saptavārāṃstato dattvā viṃśatiṃ ca tilodanam || jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatvā imaṃ mantramudāharet
— then, having offered seven times, and twenty (offerings) of rice with sesame, he should go down to the ground with both knees and pronounce this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.58
मन्त्रः – अश्विनौ दिशः सोमसूर्यौ साक्षिमात्रं वयं प्रसन्नाः शृण्वन्तु मे सत्यवाक्यं वदामि
mantraḥ – aśvinau diśaḥ somasūryau sākṣimātraṃ vayaṃ prasannāḥ śṛṇvantu me satyavākyaṃ vadāmi
The mantra: "The two Aśvins, the directions, the moon and the sun — we (call them) merely as witnesses; being favourable, let them hear me: I speak a true word."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.59
सत्येन धार्यते भूमिर्भूमिः सत्येन तिष्ठति ।। सत्येन गच्छते सूर्यो वायुः सत्येन वाति च
satyena dhāryate bhūmirbhūmiḥ satyena tiṣṭhati || satyena gacchate sūryo vāyuḥ satyena vāti ca
By truth the earth is upheld, by truth the earth stands firm; by truth the sun moves, and by truth the wind blows.
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VrP 127.61
तिस्रः प्रदक्षिणाः कृत्वा देवं भागवतं गुरुम् ।। गुरुपादौ तु संगृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
tisraḥ pradakṣiṇāḥ kṛtvā devaṃ bhāgavataṃ gurum || gurupādau tu saṃgṛhya imaṃ mantramudīrayet
Having made three circumambulations of the god and of the Bhāgavata teacher, and having grasped the teacher's feet, he should utter this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.62
मन्त्रः – गुरुदेवप्रसादेन लब्धा दीक्षा यदृच्छया ।। यच्चैवापकृतं किंचिद्गुरुर्मर्षयतां मम
mantraḥ – gurudevaprasādena labdhā dīkṣā yadṛcchayā || yaccaivāpakṛtaṃ kiṃcidgururmarṣayatāṃ mama
The mantra: "By the grace of teacher and god, initiation has been obtained as (I) wished; and whatever wrong has been done (by me), let the teacher forgive it in my case."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.63
एवं प्रसादयित्वा तु शिष्यो मन्त्रेण सुन्दरि ।। वेदिमध्ये स्थापयित्वा भूत्वा पूर्वमुखस्ततः
evaṃ prasādayitvā tu śiṣyo mantreṇa sundari || vedimadhye sthāpayitvā bhūtvā pūrvamukhastataḥ
Having thus propitiated (him) with the mantra, the disciple, O beautiful one — having placed (him) in the middle of the altar and then becoming east-facing —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.64
शिष्यमेव यतो दृष्ट्वा गृहीत्वा च कमण्डलुम् ।। शुक्लयज्ञोपवीतं च इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
śiṣyameva yato dṛṣṭvā gṛhītvā ca kamaṇḍalum || śuklayajñopavītaṃ ca imaṃ mantramudāharet
— then, looking at the disciple, and having taken the water-pot and the white sacred thread, he should pronounce this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.65
मन्त्रः – विष्णुप्रसादेन गतोऽसि सिद्धिं प्राप्ता च दीक्षा सकमण्डलुश्च ।। गृहीत्वा तु कराभ्यां युक्तोऽसि कर्मणा क्रियायां चैव
mantraḥ – viṣṇuprasādena gato'si siddhiṃ prāptā ca dīkṣā sakamaṇḍaluśca || gṛhītvā tu karābhyāṃ yukto'si karmaṇā kriyāyāṃ caiva
The mantra: "By Viṣṇu's grace you have attained perfection, and the initiation together with the water-pot has been received; and having taken (it) with both hands, you are joined with the (proper) act and with the rite."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.66
ततो मुखपदं कृत्वा दीक्षितो गुरुणा तथा ।। सर्वप्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
tato mukhapadaṃ kṛtvā dīkṣito guruṇā tathā || sarvapradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā imaṃ mantramudāharet
Then, having performed the mouth-rite (mukhapada), being thus initiated by the teacher, he should make a full circumambulation and utter this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.67
अधोऽधो भूत्वा यद्यहं भ्राम्यल्लँब्धो गुरुर्विष्णुदीक्षा च लब्धा ।। तव प्रसादाच्च गुरो यथा च
adho'dho bhūtvā yadyahaṃ bhrāmyalla~bdho gururviṣṇudīkṣā ca labdhā || tava prasādācca guro yathā ca
"Though I was whirling about, sinking lower and lower, a teacher has been obtained and Viṣṇu's initiation has been received — and that by your grace, O teacher."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.68
एतेन मन्त्रेण मुखपदं कारयेत् ।। शौचसेके वै कुर्याद्देवान्तन्तुवाससम्
etena mantreṇa mukhapadaṃ kārayet || śaucaseke vai kuryāddevāntantuvāsasam
With this mantra he should have the mouth-rite performed. At the sprinkling for purification he should provide a garment of divine thread-cloth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.69
एवं वै वास आदत्ते गृह्ण वत्स कमण्डलुम् ।। इमं लोकेषु विख्यातं शोधनं सर्वकर्मसु
evaṃ vai vāsa ādatte gṛhṇa vatsa kamaṇḍalum || imaṃ lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ śodhanaṃ sarvakarmasu
Thus indeed he takes the garment: "Take, child, the water-pot, this (pot) renowned in the worlds, purifying in all rites."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.71
मधुपर्कं गृहीत्वा च त्विमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् ।। मन्त्रः – गृहाण मधुपर्कं च प्रार्थकाय विशोधनम्
madhuparkaṃ gṛhītvā ca tvimaṃ mantramudīrayet || mantraḥ – gṛhāṇa madhuparkaṃ ca prārthakāya viśodhanam
And having taken the honey-mixture, he should utter this mantra. The mantra: "Receive the honey-mixture, the purifier, for the sake of the petitioner."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.72
ततो गृहीत्वा चरणौ गुरोर्यत्नात्सुतोषयेत् ।। शिरसा चाञ्जलिं कृत्वा मनश्चैव सुसंयतम् ।। गुरूपदिष्टं सन्धार्य इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
tato gṛhītvā caraṇau guroryatnātsutoṣayet || śirasā cāñjaliṃ kṛtvā manaścaiva susaṃyatam || gurūpadiṣṭaṃ sandhārya imaṃ mantramudīrayet
Then, having taken hold of the teacher's feet, he should assiduously please him; and having made the joined-palms gesture to his head and his mind well restrained, holding fast what the teacher has taught, he should utter this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.73
मन्त्रः – शृण्वन्तु मे भागवतास्तु सर्वे गुरुश्च मे सर्वकामक्षयं चकार ।। अहं शिष्यो दासभूतस्तथैव देवसमो गुरुश्च मे तथोपपन्नम्
mantraḥ – śṛṇvantu me bhāgavatāstu sarve guruśca me sarvakāmakṣayaṃ cakāra || ahaṃ śiṣyo dāsabhūtastathaiva devasamo guruśca me tathopapannam
The mantra: "Let all the Bhāgavatas hear me: my teacher has brought about the destruction of all (my) desires. I am the disciple, become his servant, and likewise my teacher is equal to a god — thus it has come about."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 127.74
एषागमे ब्राह्मणस्य दीक्षा भूमे ह्युदाहृता ।। त्रयाणामथ वर्णानां मम दीक्षाविधीञ्छृणु
eṣāgame brāhmaṇasya dīkṣā bhūme hyudāhṛtā || trayāṇāmatha varṇānāṃ mama dīkṣāvidhīñchṛṇu
This, O Earth, is the initiation of the brahmin as declared in the tradition; now hear from me the rules of initiation for the (other) three classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.79
एतेनैव विधानेन दीक्षयेत वसुन्धरे ।। उभौ च प्राप्नुतां सिद्धिमाचार्यः शिष्य एव च
etenaiva vidhānena dīkṣayeta vasundhare || ubhau ca prāpnutāṃ siddhimācāryaḥ śiṣya eva ca
By just this procedure one should initiate, O Vasundharā; and both attain perfection — the teacher and the disciple alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 127.127
मयोक्तां लभते कश्चिद्दीक्षां चैव सुखावहाम् ।। चातुर्वर्ण्यविधानेन तां दीक्षां शृणु सुन्दरि ब्राह्मणो दीक्षमाणस्तु चतुरस्रां तु षोडशहस्तां कृत्वा तत्र च कलशोपरि युञ्जेत् कन्यां दत्त्वा पुनस्तांस्तु कर्मणा नोपपादयेत् ।। अष्टौ पितृगणास्तेन हिंसिता नात्र संशयः कनकादीनि रत्नानि यौवनस्था च कामिनी ।। तत्र चित्तं न कर्तव्यमेवं विष्णुः प्रभाषते एवं भूमे ततो दत्त्वा अर्घ्यं पाद्यं च कर्मणा।। क्षुरं गृहीत्वा यथान्यायमिमं मन्त्र मुदीरयेत् एवं सत्यं ततः कृत्वा ब्राह्मणा वीक्षणं पुनः।। गुरुं प्रसादेयत्तत्र मन्त्रेण विधिनार्च्चयन् मन्त्रः – गृह्णीष्व गन्धपात्राणि सर्वगन्धं सुखोचितम् ।। सर्ववैष्णवकं शुद्धं सर्वसंसारमोक्षणम्
mayoktāṃ labhate kaściddīkṣāṃ caiva sukhāvahām || cāturvarṇyavidhānena tāṃ dīkṣāṃ śṛṇu sundari brāhmaṇo dīkṣamāṇastu caturasrāṃ tu ṣoḍaśahastāṃ kṛtvā tatra ca kalaśopari yuñjet kanyāṃ dattvā punastāṃstu karmaṇā nopapādayet || aṣṭau pitṛgaṇāstena hiṃsitā nātra saṃśayaḥ kanakādīni ratnāni yauvanasthā ca kāminī || tatra cittaṃ na kartavyamevaṃ viṣṇuḥ prabhāṣate evaṃ bhūme tato dattvā arghyaṃ pādyaṃ ca karmaṇā|| kṣuraṃ gṛhītvā yathānyāyamimaṃ mantra mudīrayet evaṃ satyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā brāhmaṇā vīkṣaṇaṃ punaḥ|| guruṃ prasādeyattatra mantreṇa vidhinārccayan mantraḥ – gṛhṇīṣva gandhapātrāṇi sarvagandhaṃ sukhocitam || sarvavaiṣṇavakaṃ śuddhaṃ sarvasaṃsāramokṣaṇam
Someone obtains the initiation I have declared, which brings happiness. Hear, fair one, that initiation according to the rule for the four classes. A brahmin being initiated should make (a place) four-cornered and sixteen cubits (in measure), and there he should join (the rite) upon the pot; having given a maiden, he should not again bring her into (the rite) by (that) act — by so doing eight groups of ancestors are injured, there is no doubt here. Gold and other jewels and a lovely woman in her youth — one must not set the mind on these; thus Viṣṇu declares. Thus, O Earth, having then given the guest-water and the foot-water with the (proper) act, and taking up the razor according to rule, he should utter this mantra. Having thus made the truth(-declaration), the brahmins again (make) the inspection; there he should propitiate the teacher, worshipping him with the mantra according to rule. The mantra: "Take the vessels of fragrance, every perfume fit for pleasure, all-Vaiṣṇava, pure, releasing from the whole round of rebirth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain