Varaha Purana — Chapter 128
VrP 128.1
अथ कङ्कताञ्जनदर्पणम् ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। क्षत्रियस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। त्यक्त्वा प्रहरणान्सर्वान्यत्किंचित्पूर्वशिक्षितम्
atha kaṅkatāñjanadarpaṇam || śrīvarāha uvāca || kṣatriyasya pravakṣyāmi tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || tyaktvā praharaṇānsarvānyatkiṃcitpūrvaśikṣitam
Now, the comb, the eye-salve, and the mirror. The glorious Boar said: I shall declare (the initiation) of the kṣatriya; hear that, O Vasundharā. Having given up all weapons and whatever was previously learned (of them) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.2
पूर्वमन्त्रेण मे भूमे तस्य दीक्षां च कारयेत् ।। मया च पूर्वमुक्तानि यानि संसारकाणि च
pūrvamantreṇa me bhūme tasya dīkṣāṃ ca kārayet || mayā ca pūrvamuktāni yāni saṃsārakāṇi ca
With the earlier mantra, O Earth, one should have his initiation performed by me; and those worldly things (saṃsāraka) which I have mentioned before —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.3
तानि सर्वाणि चानीय एकं वर्ज्यं यशस्विनि ।। न दद्यात्कृष्णसारस्य चर्म तत्र कदाचन
tāni sarvāṇi cānīya ekaṃ varjyaṃ yaśasvini || na dadyātkṛṣṇasārasya carma tatra kadācana
having brought all of them, one is to be excluded, O illustrious lady: one should never give there the hide of the black antelope.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.4
पालाशं दण्डकाष्ठं च दीक्षायां न तु कारयेत् ।। छागस्य चैव कृष्णस्य चर्म तत्र प्रदापयेत्
pālāśaṃ daṇḍakāṣṭhaṃ ca dīkṣāyāṃ na tu kārayet || chāgasya caiva kṛṣṇasya carma tatra pradāpayet
And one should not use a staff of palāśa wood in the initiation; there one should have the hide of a black goat provided.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.5
आश्वत्थं दण्डकाष्ठं तु दीक्षायां तदनन्तरम् ।। कृत्वा द्वादशहस्तां तु वेदिं तत्रोपलेपयेत्
āśvatthaṃ daṇḍakāṣṭhaṃ tu dīkṣāyāṃ tadanantaram || kṛtvā dvādaśahastāṃ tu vediṃ tatropalepayet
But a staff of aśvattha wood in the initiation; thereafter, having made an altar of twelve cubits, he should plaster it there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.6
सर्वं ममोक्तं कर्त्तव्यं यच्च मे पूर्वभाषितम् ।। एवं क्षत्रियदीक्षायां सर्वं सम्पाद्य यत्नतः
sarvaṃ mamoktaṃ karttavyaṃ yacca me pūrvabhāṣitam || evaṃ kṣatriyadīkṣāyāṃ sarvaṃ sampādya yatnataḥ
All that I have stated is to be done, and whatever was spoken by me before. Thus, in the kṣatriya's initiation, having carefully accomplished everything,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.7
चरणौ मम संगृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
caraṇau mama saṃgṛhya imaṃ mantramudāharet
having grasped my feet, he should utter this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.8
मन्त्रः – त्यक्तानि विष्णो शस्त्राणि त्यक्तं सर्वं क्षत्रियकर्म सर्वम् ।। त्यक्त्वा देवं विष्णुं प्रपन्नोऽथ संसाराद्वै जन्मनां तारयस्व
mantraḥ – tyaktāni viṣṇo śastrāṇi tyaktaṃ sarvaṃ kṣatriyakarma sarvam || tyaktvā devaṃ viṣṇuṃ prapanno'tha saṃsārādvai janmanāṃ tārayasva
The mantra: "O Viṣṇu, the weapons are abandoned, the whole kṣatriya duty is abandoned entirely; having abandoned (it), I have taken refuge in the god Viṣṇu — carry me across, then, from the round of births."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.9
एवं ततो वचश्चोक्त्वा क्षत्रियो मम पार्श्वतः ।। उभौ च चरणौ गृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
evaṃ tato vacaścoktvā kṣatriyo mama pārśvataḥ || ubhau ca caraṇau gṛhya imaṃ mantramudīrayet
Having thus spoken these words, the kṣatriya, at my side, and grasping both feet, should utter this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.11
तत एवं वचो ब्रूते सर्वं चैवात्र पूजयेत् ।। विविधैर्गन्धपत्रैश्च धूपैश्चैव यथोदितम्
tata evaṃ vaco brūte sarvaṃ caivātra pūjayet || vividhairgandhapatraiśca dhūpaiścaiva yathoditam
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VrP 128.12
यथोक्तेनैव तान्भूमे भोजयेत्तदनन्तरम् ।। शुद्धान्भागवतांश्चैव एवमेतन्न संशयः
yathoktenaiva tānbhūme bhojayettadanantaram || śuddhānbhāgavatāṃścaiva evametanna saṃśayaḥ
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VrP 128.13
एषा वै क्षत्रिये दीक्षा देवि संसारमोक्षणम् ।। मत्प्रसादेन कर्तव्यं यदीच्छेत्सिद्धिमुत्तमाम्
eṣā vai kṣatriye dīkṣā devi saṃsāramokṣaṇam || matprasādena kartavyaṃ yadīcchetsiddhimuttamām
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 128.14
वैश्यस्य चैव वक्ष्यामि शृणु तत्त्वेन सुन्दरि ।। दीक्षा च यादृशी तस्य यथा भवति सुन्दरि
vaiśyasya caiva vakṣyāmi śṛṇu tattvena sundari || dīkṣā ca yādṛśī tasya yathā bhavati sundari
And I shall declare (the initiation) of the vaiśya as well; listen truly, O beautiful one — what his initiation is like, and how it comes about, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.15
त्यक्त्वा तु वैश्यकर्माणि मम कर्मपरायणः ।। यथा च लभते सिद्धिं तृतीया वर्णसंस्थितिः
tyaktvā tu vaiśyakarmāṇi mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || yathā ca labhate siddhiṃ tṛtīyā varṇasaṃsthitiḥ
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VrP 128.16
सर्वं तत्र समानीय यन्मया पूर्वभाषितम् ।। दशहस्तां ततः कृत्वा वेदिं वेदविचेतितः
sarvaṃ tatra samānīya yanmayā pūrvabhāṣitam || daśahastāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā vediṃ vedavicetitaḥ
Having gathered there everything that was declared by me before, and then having made an altar ten hastas (in measure) as determined by those who know the Veda—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.17
लेपयेद्गोमयेनादौ पूर्वन्यायेन तत्र वै ।। चर्मणापि तु छागस्य स्वगात्रं परिवेष्टयेत्
lepayedgomayenādau pūrvanyāyena tatra vai || carmaṇāpi tu chāgasya svagātraṃ pariveṣṭayet
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VrP 128.18
उदुम्बरं दन्तकाष्ठं गृहीत्वा दक्षिणे करे ।। शुद्धभागवतानां च कृत्वा त्रिः परिवर्त्तनम्
udumbaraṃ dantakāṣṭhaṃ gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe kare || śuddhabhāgavatānāṃ ca kṛtvā triḥ parivarttanam
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VrP 128.19
जानुभ्यामवनिङ्गत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
jānubhyāmavaniṅgatvā imaṃ mantramudīrayet
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VrP 128.21
मामेवं सोपि चोक्त्वा वै मम कर्मप्रसादवान् ।। गुरोश्च चरणौ गृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
māmevaṃ sopi coktvā vai mama karmaprasādavān || gurośca caraṇau gṛhya imaṃ mantramudāharet
And he too, having spoken to me in this way, becomes one who has the favour of my act (of initiation); and grasping the guru's two feet, he should pronounce this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.22
त्यक्त्वा वै कृषिगोरक्षावाणिज्यक्रयविक्रयम् ।। लब्धा च त्वत्प्रसादेन विष्णुदीक्षा मयाऽधुना
tyaktvā vai kṛṣigorakṣāvāṇijyakrayavikrayam || labdhā ca tvatprasādena viṣṇudīkṣā mayā'dhunā
"Having given up farming, cattle-tending, trade, and buying and selling, I have now, by your grace, obtained initiation into Viṣṇu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.23
देवाभिवादनं कृत्वा पुरो भागवतेषु च ।। पश्चात्तु भोजनं दद्यादपराधबहिष्कृतम्
devābhivādanaṃ kṛtvā puro bhāgavateṣu ca || paścāttu bhojanaṃ dadyādaparādhabahiṣkṛtam
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VrP 128.24
एवं दीक्षा तु वैश्यानां मम मार्गानुसारिणाम् ।। येन मुच्यन्ति सुश्रोणि घोरसंसारसागरात्
evaṃ dīkṣā tu vaiśyānāṃ mama mārgānusāriṇām || yena mucyanti suśroṇi ghorasaṃsārasāgarāt
Such, then, is the initiation of vaiśyas who follow my path, by which, fair-hipped one, they are freed from the terrible ocean of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.25
शूद्रस्यापि प्रवक्ष्यामि मद्भक्तस्य वराङ्गने ।। यस्तु दीक्षां समासाद्य मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
śūdrasyāpi pravakṣyāmi madbhaktasya varāṅgane || yastu dīkṣāṃ samāsādya mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
I shall now declare (the initiation) of a śūdra too, one devoted to me, O fair-bodied woman — who, having obtained initiation, is freed from all sins.
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VrP 128.26
सर्वसंस्कारद्रव्याणि मया पूर्वोदितानि च ।। दीक्षाकामस्य शूद्रस्य शीघ्रं तानि प्रकल्पयेत्
sarvasaṃskāradravyāṇi mayā pūrvoditāni ca || dīkṣākāmasya śūdrasya śīghraṃ tāni prakalpayet
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VrP 128.27
अष्टहस्तां ततो देवि सँल्लिप्य नीयतां ततः ।। चर्म नीलस्य छागस्य कल्पयेच्छूद्रयोनये
aṣṭahastāṃ tato devi sa~llipya nīyatāṃ tataḥ || carma nīlasya chāgasya kalpayecchūdrayonaye
Then, O Goddess, having smeared (a space of) eight hastas, let (him) be led there; and for one of śūdra birth one should provide the hide of a black goat (as a seat).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.28
दण्डं च वैष्णवं दद्यान्नीलं वस्त्रं च तस्य वै ।। एवं गृहीत्वा शूद्रोऽपि दीक्षायाः कारणं परम्
daṇḍaṃ ca vaiṣṇavaṃ dadyānnīlaṃ vastraṃ ca tasya vai || evaṃ gṛhītvā śūdro'pi dīkṣāyāḥ kāraṇaṃ param
— tr. refused: cyber
VrP 128.29
ममैव शरणं गत्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत् ।। मन्त्रः – शूद्रोऽहं शूद्रकर्माणि मुक्त्वाऽभक्ष्यं च सर्वशः
mamaiva śaraṇaṃ gatvā imaṃ mantramudāharet || mantraḥ – śūdro'haṃ śūdrakarmāṇi muktvā'bhakṣyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
Having gone for refuge to me alone, he should utter this mantra. The mantra: "I am a śūdra; having given up the works of a śūdra and all food that is not to be eaten,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.31
विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो लब्धसंज्ञो गतस्पृहः ।। उभौ तौ चरणौ गृह्य गुरोर्वै तदनन्तरम्
vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo labdhasaṃjño gataspṛhaḥ || ubhau tau caraṇau gṛhya gurorvai tadanantaram
"Freed from all sins, having gained awareness, my longings gone" — then, right after that, taking hold of both those feet of the teacher,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.32
गुरोः प्रसादनार्थाय इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
guroḥ prasādanārthāya imaṃ mantramudāharet
For the purpose of propitiating the guru, (he) should utter this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.33
मन्त्रः – विष्णुप्रसादे गुह्यं प्रसन्नात्पूर्ववच्च लब्धा चैव संसारमोक्षणाय करोमि कर्म प्रसीद
mantraḥ – viṣṇuprasāde guhyaṃ prasannātpūrvavacca labdhā caiva saṃsāramokṣaṇāya karomi karma prasīda
The mantra: "In Viṣṇu's grace, the secret (teaching); from the gracious one, as before, (it has been) obtained; for release from saṃsāra I perform the rite — be gracious."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.34
एतन्मन्त्रं समुच्चार्य कुर्यात्तत्र प्रदक्षिणम् ।। चतुरश्च यथान्यायं पुनश्चैवाभिवादयेत् ।।
etanmantraṃ samuccārya kuryāttatra pradakṣiṇam || caturaśca yathānyāyaṃ punaścaivābhivādayet ||
Having pronounced this mantra, he should there make circumambulation, and four times, according to the rule, he should salute (the teacher) again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.35
अनन्तरं ततः कुर्याद्गन्धमाल्येन चार्चनम् ।। भोजयेच्च यथान्यायमपराधविवर्ज्जितः
anantaraṃ tataḥ kuryādgandhamālyena cārcanam || bhojayecca yathānyāyamaparādhavivarjjitaḥ
Immediately after that he should perform worship with fragrance and garlands, and he should feed (the teacher) according to the rule, avoiding any offence.
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VrP 128.36
दीक्षा एषा च शूद्राणामुपचारश्च ईदृशः ।। चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां दुःखसंसारमोक्षणम्
dīkṣā eṣā ca śūdrāṇāmupacāraśca īdṛśaḥ || caturṇāmapi varṇānāṃ duḥkhasaṃsāramokṣaṇam
This is the initiation of the śūdras, and such is the observance; for all four classes alike it is a release from the sorrowful round of rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.37
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां यथा छत्रं प्रदीयते
anyacca te pravakṣyāmi tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || caturṇāmapi varṇānāṃ yathā chatraṃ pradīyate
And I shall declare something else to you — listen to it, O Vasundharā: how a parasol is to be given to (each of) the four classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.38
ब्राह्मणे पाण्डुरं छत्रं क्षत्रिये रक्तमेव च ।। वैश्याय पीतं वै दद्यान्नीलं शूद्राय दापयेत्
brāhmaṇe pāṇḍuraṃ chatraṃ kṣatriye raktameva ca || vaiśyāya pītaṃ vai dadyānnīlaṃ śūdrāya dāpayet
A white parasol for a brahmin, and a red one for a kṣatriya; a yellow one he should give to a vaiśya, and he should have a blue one given to a śūdra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.39
सूत उवाच ।। चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य श्रुत्वा वै सा मही संशितव्रता ।। वराहं पुनरप्याह नत्वा सा धरणी तदा
sūta uvāca || cāturvarṇyasya śrutvā vai sā mahī saṃśitavratā || varāhaṃ punarapyāha natvā sā dharaṇī tadā
Sūta said: Having heard about the four classes, that Earth of firm vows, that Dharaṇī, bowing, then spoke to the Boar once more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.41
ततो महीवचः श्रुत्वा मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनः ।। वराहरूपी भगवानुवाच स महाद्युतिः
tato mahīvacaḥ śrutvā meghadundubhiniḥsvanaḥ || varāharūpī bhagavānuvāca sa mahādyutiḥ
Then, having heard the Earth's words, the Lord in the form of a Boar, of great splendour, whose voice was (like) the drum of a thundercloud, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.42
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु तत्त्वेन कल्याणि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।। सर्वत्र चिन्तनीयोऽहं गुह्यमेव गणान्तिकम्
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu tattvena kalyāṇi yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || sarvatra cintanīyo'haṃ guhyameva gaṇāntikam
Śrī Varāha said: Hear truly, O auspicious one, what you ask me: I am to be meditated on everywhere; the gaṇāntikā is indeed secret.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.43
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा धरणी शंसितव्रता ।। हृष्टतुष्टमनास्तत्र श्रुत्वा तच्च महौजसम्
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā dharaṇī śaṃsitavratā || hṛṣṭatuṣṭamanāstatra śrutvā tacca mahaujasam
Having heard Nārāyaṇa's words, Dharaṇī of firm vows, her mind delighted and satisfied there, having heard that (speech) of the greatly mighty one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.44
शुचिर्भागवतश्रेष्ठा तव कर्मणि नित्यशः ।। ततः कमलपत्राक्षी भक्ता भक्तेषु वत्सला
śucirbhāgavataśreṣṭhā tava karmaṇi nityaśaḥ || tataḥ kamalapatrākṣī bhaktā bhakteṣu vatsalā
— pure, the foremost of the devotees of the Lord, constantly (engaged) in your work; then she of lotus-petal eyes, devoted, tender toward the devotees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.45
कराभ्यामञ्जलिं कृत्वा नारायणमथाब्रवीत्
karābhyāmañjaliṃ kṛtvā nārāyaṇamathābravīt
having made a gesture of reverence with both hands, then spoke to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.46
धरण्युवाच ।। त्वद्भक्तेन महाभाग विधिना दीक्षितेन च ।। तव चिन्तापरेणात्र किं कर्त्तव्यं च माधव
dharaṇyuvāca || tvadbhaktena mahābhāga vidhinā dīkṣitena ca || tava cintāpareṇātra kiṃ karttavyaṃ ca mādhava
Dharaṇī said: O greatly fortunate one, by your devotee who has been initiated according to the rule and is intent on meditation on you — what is to be done here, O Mādhava?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.47
केन चिन्तयितव्यस्त्वमचिन्त्यो मानुषैः परः ।। किंच भागवतैः कार्यं यथावित्तं न शक्यते
kena cintayitavyastvamacintyo mānuṣaiḥ paraḥ || kiṃca bhāgavataiḥ kāryaṃ yathāvittaṃ na śakyate
By whom are you to be meditated upon, you, the Supreme, who are unthinkable by men? And what is to be done by the devotees of the Lord, since (this) is not able (to be known) as it truly is?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.48
ततो भूम्या वचः श्रुत्वा आदिरव्यक्तसम्भवः ।। मधुरं स्वरमादाय प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम्
tato bhūmyā vacaḥ śrutvā ādiravyaktasambhavaḥ || madhuraṃ svaramādāya pratyuvāca vasundharām
Then, having heard the Earth's words, he who is the First, arisen from the Unmanifest, taking up a sweet voice, replied to Vasundharā.
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VrP 128.49
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। देवि तत्त्वेन वक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि।। येन चिन्तयसे चिन्तां मम कर्मपरायणा
śrīvarāha uvāca || devi tattvena vakṣyāmi yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi|| yena cintayase cintāṃ mama karmaparāyaṇā
Śrī Varāha said: Goddess, I shall tell you truly what you ask me — by what (means) you, devoted to my service, may carry out the meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.51
दीक्षितेन तु शुद्धेन मम निश्चितकर्मणा ।। गृहीतव्यं विशालाक्षि मन्त्रेण विधिनात्र वै
dīkṣitena tu śuddhena mama niścitakarmaṇā || gṛhītavyaṃ viśālākṣi mantreṇa vidhinātra vai
But by one who is initiated, pure, and settled in devotion to my rites, it is to be taken up here, O wide-eyed one, with the mantra, according to the rule.
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VrP 128.52
यस्तु भागवतो भूत्वा तद्गृह्णाति गणान्तिकाम् ।। जनस्य दर्शनस्पर्शसंयुक्तां वामसंयुताम्
yastu bhāgavato bhūtvā tadgṛhṇāti gaṇāntikām || janasya darśanasparśasaṃyuktāṃ vāmasaṃyutām
But he who, having become a devotee of the Lord, takes up that gaṇāntikā when it is subject to people's seeing and touching, and joined with what is base —
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VrP 128.53
तस्य धर्मो न विद्येत दीक्षा तस्य महाफला ।। यस्तु गृह्णाति सुश्रोणि मन्त्रपूतां गणान्तिकाम्
tasya dharmo na vidyeta dīkṣā tasya mahāphalā || yastu gṛhṇāti suśroṇi mantrapūtāṃ gaṇāntikām
— for him there would be no merit. (But) his initiation is of great fruit who, O fair-hipped one, takes up the gaṇāntikā purified by the mantra.
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VrP 128.54
आसुरी नाम सा दीक्षा यया धर्मः प्रवर्त्तते ।। यस्माद्गणान्तिकां गुह्यां चिन्तयेच्छुद्धमानसः
āsurī nāma sā dīkṣā yayā dharmaḥ pravarttate || yasmādgaṇāntikāṃ guhyāṃ cintayecchuddhamānasaḥ
That initiation by which (such) a practice proceeds is called demonic. Therefore one should meditate on the secret gaṇāntikā with a pure mind.
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VrP 128.55
गुह्यां गणान्तिकां यो मां चिन्तयेत्स बुधोत्तमः ।। जन्मान्तरसहस्राणि चिन्तिता तेन तेन सः
guhyāṃ gaṇāntikāṃ yo māṃ cintayetsa budhottamaḥ || janmāntarasahasrāṇi cintitā tena tena saḥ
He who meditates on me as the secret Gaṇāntikā — he is the best of the wise; for thousands of other births he has (thereby) been contemplated by him.
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VrP 128.56
ग्रहणस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा शिष्याय दीयते ।। मन्त्रं लोकसुखार्थाय तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे
grahaṇasya pravakṣyāmi yathā śiṣyāya dīyate || mantraṃ lokasukhārthāya tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare
I shall declare the receiving (of it), how it is given to a pupil — the mantra, for the happiness of the world; hear that, O Vasundharā.
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VrP 128.57
कौमुदस्य तु मासस्य मार्गशीर्षस्य वाप्यथ ।। । वैशाखस्यापि मासस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशी
kaumudasya tu māsasya mārgaśīrṣasya vāpyatha || | vaiśākhasyāpi māsasya śuklapakṣe tu dvādaśī
In the month Kaumuda (Kārttika), or else in Mārgaśīrṣa, or also in the month Vaiśākha, the twelfth (day) of the bright fortnight —
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VrP 128.58
कुर्यान्निरामिषं तत्र दिनानि त्रीणि निश्चितः ।। तस्मिन्गणान्तिकं ग्राह्यं मम धर्मविनिश्चयात्
kuryānnirāmiṣaṃ tatra dināni trīṇi niścitaḥ || tasmingaṇāntikaṃ grāhyaṃ mama dharmaviniścayāt
there, resolved, he should keep free of meat for three days; on that (day) the Gaṇāntikā is to be received, according to my determination of the law.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.59
ममाग्रतो वरारोहे प्रज्वाल्य च हुताशनम् ।। कुशैरास्तरणं कृत्वा स्थापयित्वा गणान्तिकम्
mamāgrato varārohe prajvālya ca hutāśanam || kuśairāstaraṇaṃ kṛtvā sthāpayitvā gaṇāntikam
Before me, O fair-hipped one, having kindled the fire, having made a spreading of kuśa grass, having set down the Gaṇāntikā —
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VrP 128.61
मन्त्रः – या धारिता पूर्वपितामहेन ब्रह्मण्यदेवेन भवोद्भवेन ।। नारायणाद्दक्षिणगात्रजातां हे शिष्य गृह्णीष्व स वै त्वमेव
mantraḥ – yā dhāritā pūrvapitāmahena brahmaṇyadevena bhavodbhavena || nārāyaṇāddakṣiṇagātrajātāṃ he śiṣya gṛhṇīṣva sa vai tvameva
The mantra: "She who was borne by the primal forefather, by the god devoted to brahman, by him who arose from being — O pupil, receive her who was born from the right side of Nārāyaṇa; you indeed are he."
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VrP 128.62
तत एतेन मन्त्रेण गुरुर्गृह्य गणान्तिकम् ।। शिष्याय दत्त्वा स्निग्धाय इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
tata etena mantreṇa gururgṛhya gaṇāntikam || śiṣyāya dattvā snigdhāya imaṃ mantramudīrayet
Then, with this mantra, the teacher, having taken up the Gaṇāntikā and given it to the affectionate pupil, should utter this mantra:
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VrP 128.63
मन्त्रः – नारायणस्य दक्षिणगात्रजातां स्वशिष्य गृह्णीष्व समयेन देवीम् ।। एतद्विचिन्त्यापर एव भूत्वा भवे पुनर्भावनमेति नैव
mantraḥ – nārāyaṇasya dakṣiṇagātrajātāṃ svaśiṣya gṛhṇīṣva samayena devīm || etadvicintyāpara eva bhūtvā bhave punarbhāvanameti naiva
The mantra: "Receive, my own pupil, in accordance with the covenant, the goddess born from the right side of Nārāyaṇa. Having meditated on this and become quite another (person), one does not again come to (re)birth in existence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.65
अकर्मण्येन मुच्येत तव कर्मपरायणः ।। ततो भूम्या वचः श्रुत्वा लोकनाथो जनार्द्दनः
akarmaṇyena mucyeta tava karmaparāyaṇaḥ || tato bhūmyā vacaḥ śrutvā lokanātho janārddanaḥ
"By (mere) inaction one would be released" — (but) one devoted to your ritual action... Then, having heard the Earth's words, the lord of the world, Janārdana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.66
धर्मसंयुक्तवाक्येन प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम्
dharmasaṃyuktavākyena pratyuvāca vasundharām
replied to Vasundharā with words joined to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.67
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। देवि तत्त्वेन वक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।। स्नानस्यैवोपचाराणि यानि कुर्वन्ति कर्म्मिणः
śrīvarāha uvāca || devi tattvena vakṣyāmi yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || snānasyaivopacārāṇi yāni kurvanti karmmiṇaḥ
Śrī Varāha said: Goddess, I shall tell you truly what you ask me — the attendant services of the bathing itself which the performers of rites carry out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.68
वृत्तेष्वेवोपचारेषु जलप्राधानिकेषु च ।। कङ्कतीं चाञ्जनं चैव दर्पणं चैव सुन्दरि
vṛtteṣvevopacāreṣu jalaprādhānikeṣu ca || kaṅkatīṃ cāñjanaṃ caiva darpaṇaṃ caiva sundari
When the services have been performed, and those in which water is the chief thing (too), (then) the comb, the eye-salve, and the mirror, O beautiful one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.69
यथा मन्त्रेण दातव्यं तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ।। स्पृष्ट्वा तु मम गात्राणि क्षौमवस्त्रेण संवृतः
yathā mantreṇa dātavyaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva vasundhare || spṛṣṭvā tu mama gātrāṇi kṣaumavastreṇa saṃvṛtaḥ
hear, O Vasundharā, how (each) is to be presented with a mantra. Having touched my limbs, wrapped in a linen garment,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.71
अञ्जलौ कङ्कतीं गृह्य इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्
añjalau kaṅkatīṃ gṛhya imaṃ mantramudāharet
taking the comb in his joined hands, he should pronounce this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.72
मन्त्रः – एतां कङ्कतीमञ्जलिस्थां प्रगृह्य प्रसीद नारायण शिरः प्रसाधि हि
mantraḥ – etāṃ kaṅkatīmañjalisthāṃ pragṛhya prasīda nārāyaṇa śiraḥ prasādhi hi
The mantra: "Taking up this comb placed in my joined hands, be gracious, Nārāyaṇa: do dress your hair."
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VrP 128.73
महानुभाव विश्वनेत्रे स्वनेत्रे याभ्यां पश्यसे त्वं त्रिलोकीम् ।। लोकप्रभो सर्वलोकप्रधान एषो जनमञ्जनं लोकनाथ
mahānubhāva viśvanetre svanetre yābhyāṃ paśyase tvaṃ trilokīm || lokaprabho sarvalokapradhāna eṣo janamañjanaṃ lokanātha
"O you of great might, whose eyes are the universe — your own eyes, with which you behold the three worlds — O lord of the world, foremost of all worlds, this is the eye-salve of the people, O lord of the world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.74
ततः संस्नापयेद्देवं मन्त्रेणानेन सुव्रतम् मन्त्रः – एषा मया माधव त्वत्प्रसादाद्गुरुप्रसादाच्च हि मन्त्रपूजा ।। प्राप्ता ममैषा वै गणान्तिका च भवेदधर्मो न च मे कदाचित
tataḥ saṃsnāpayeddevaṃ mantreṇānena suvratam mantraḥ – eṣā mayā mādhava tvatprasādādguruprasādācca hi mantrapūjā || prāptā mamaiṣā vai gaṇāntikā ca bhavedadharmo na ca me kadācita
Then he should bathe the god, of good vows, with this mantra. The mantra: "This mantra-worship (has been performed) by me, Mādhava, by your grace and by the teacher's grace; and this Gaṇāntikā has indeed been obtained by me — may there never be unrighteousness for me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.75
मन्त्रः – देवदेव स्नानीयमिदं मम कल्पितं सुवर्णकलशं गृहाण प्रसीद एषोऽञ्जलिर्मया परिकल्पितः स्नाहि स्नाहीति
mantraḥ – devadeva snānīyamidaṃ mama kalpitaṃ suvarṇakalaśaṃ gṛhāṇa prasīda eṣo'ñjalirmayā parikalpitaḥ snāhi snāhīti
The mantra: "God of gods, this bathing-water has been prepared by me; accept the golden pitcher, be gracious. This handful (of water) has been made ready by me: bathe, bathe!"
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VrP 128.76
नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
namo nārāyaṇetyuktvā imaṃ mantramudīrayet
Having said "Homage to Nārāyaṇa," he should utter this mantra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.78
य एतेन विधानेन मम कर्मणि दीक्षितः ।। गुरोर्गृहीत्वा महतो मम लोकाय गच्छति ।। कुशिष्याय न दातव्या पिशुनाय शठाय च
ya etena vidhānena mama karmaṇi dīkṣitaḥ || gurorgṛhītvā mahato mama lokāya gacchati || kuśiṣyāya na dātavyā piśunāya śaṭhāya ca
He who by this rule is consecrated in my rite, having received (it) from a great teacher, goes to my world. It is not to be given to a bad pupil, nor to a slanderer, nor to a cheat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.79
एषा चैव वरारोहे गृहीत्वा गणनान्तिका ।। सुशिष्याय च दातव्या हस्ते चैव गणान्तिका
eṣā caiva varārohe gṛhītvā gaṇanāntikā || suśiṣyāya ca dātavyā haste caiva gaṇāntikā
And this, O fair-hipped one — having taken the counting-string (gaṇanāntikā), it is to be given to a good disciple, and the gaṇāntikā (placed) in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.81
रुद्राक्षैरुत्तमा सा तु मध्यमा पुत्रजीवकैः ।। ज्ञेया कनिष्ठा पद्माक्षैर्देवि ते कथिता मया
rudrākṣairuttamā sā tu madhyamā putrajīvakaiḥ || jñeyā kaniṣṭhā padmākṣairdevi te kathitā mayā
That (string) made of rudrākṣa beads is the best, the middling one is of putrajīvaka seeds, and the lowest is to be known as made of lotus seeds — (thus) it has been told to you by me, O goddess.
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VrP 128.82
एतत्कश्चिन्न जानाति जन्मान्तरशतैरपि ।। सर्वलोकहितां शुद्धां मोक्षकामां गणान्तिकाम्
etatkaścinna jānāti janmāntaraśatairapi || sarvalokahitāṃ śuddhāṃ mokṣakāmāṃ gaṇāntikām
No one knows this even in hundreds of successive births — the gaṇāntikā, beneficial to all the worlds, pure, (and) desirous of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.83
नोच्छिष्टः संस्पृशेत्तां तु स्त्रीणां हस्ते न कारयेत् ।। आकाशे स्थापनं कुर्यान्न च वामेन संस्पृशेत्
nocchiṣṭaḥ saṃspṛśettāṃ tu strīṇāṃ haste na kārayet || ākāśe sthāpanaṃ kuryānna ca vāmena saṃspṛśet
One who is impure with the remnants of food should not touch it, nor should he let it be (placed) in the hand of women; he should set it down in the open air, and should not touch it with the left (hand).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.84
न दर्शयेच्च कस्यापि चिन्तयित्वा तु पूजयेत् ।। एतत्ते परमं गुह्यमाख्यातं मोक्षदायकम्
na darśayecca kasyāpi cintayitvā tu pūjayet || etatte paramaṃ guhyamākhyātaṃ mokṣadāyakam
And he should not show it to anyone; having meditated (on it), he should worship it. This supreme secret, which bestows liberation, has been declared to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.85
एवं हि विधिपूर्वेण पालयेत गणान्तिकाम् ।। विशुद्धो मम भक्तश्च मम लोकं स गच्छति
evaṃ hi vidhipūrveṇa pālayeta gaṇāntikām || viśuddho mama bhaktaśca mama lokaṃ sa gacchati
Thus, indeed, with due observance, one should guard the gaṇāntikā; purified and a devotee of mine, he goes to my world.
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VrP 128.86
एवं विष्णोर्वचः श्रुत्वा धरणी संशितव्रता ।। प्रत्युवाच परं श्रेष्ठं लोकनाथं महौजसम्
evaṃ viṣṇorvacaḥ śrutvā dharaṇī saṃśitavratā || pratyuvāca paraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ lokanāthaṃ mahaujasam
Having thus heard the words of Viṣṇu, the Earth, of firm vows, replied to the supreme, the most excellent, the Lord of the worlds, of great might.
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VrP 128.87
दर्पणं ते कथं देयं तन्ममाख्याहि माधव ।। येन तुष्टो निजं रूपं पश्यसे चिन्तितः प्रभो
darpaṇaṃ te kathaṃ deyaṃ tanmamākhyāhi mādhava || yena tuṣṭo nijaṃ rūpaṃ paśyase cintitaḥ prabho
How is a mirror to be given to you? Tell me that, O Mādhava — by which, being pleased and being meditated upon, you behold your own form, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.88
धरण्यास्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा वराहः पुनरब्रवीत् ।। शृणु मे दर्पणविधिं यथावद्देवि सुव्रते
dharaṇyāstadvacaḥ śrutvā varāhaḥ punarabravīt || śṛṇu me darpaṇavidhiṃ yathāvaddevi suvrate
Having heard those words of the Earth, the Boar spoke again: Hear from me, O goddess of good vows, the rule of the mirror, as it is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.89
नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
namo nārāyaṇetyuktvā imaṃ mantramudīrayet
Having said, "Homage to Nārāyaṇa," he should utter this mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.91
य एतेन विधानेन मम कर्मपरायणः ।। करोति मम कर्माणि तारितं कुलसप्तकम्
ya etena vidhānena mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || karoti mama karmāṇi tāritaṃ kulasaptakam
Whoever, intent upon my rites, performs my rites by this procedure — seven generations of his lineage are carried across.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.92
एतेन मन्त्रेण वै भूमे उपचारस्तु ईदृशः।। हृष्टतुष्टेन कर्त्तव्यो यदीच्छेत्परमां गतिम्
etena mantreṇa vai bhūme upacārastu īdṛśaḥ|| hṛṣṭatuṣṭena karttavyo yadīcchetparamāṃ gatim
By this mantra, O Earth, the service (of attendance) is of just this kind; it is to be done by one glad and content, if he desires the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 128.128
मन्त्रः – नाहं शस्त्रं देवदेव स्मृशामि परापवादं न च देव ब्रवीमि ।। कर्म करोमि संसारमोक्षणं त्वया चोक्तमेव वराहसंस्थान् मन्त्रः – अहं हि वैश्यो भवन्तमुपागतः प्रमुच्य कर्माणि च वैश्ययोगम् ।। दीक्षा च लब्धा भगवत्प्रसादात्प्रसीदतां मे भवबन्धमोक्षणम् भक्ष्याभक्ष्यं ततस्त्यक्त्वा त्यक्त्वा वै शूद्रकर्म च ।। एवं वदेत्ततो देवं शूद्रो दीक्षाभिकांक्षिणम् धरोवाच ।। श्रुता दीक्षा यथान्यायं चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य केशव ।। दीक्षितैः किं नु कर्त्तव्यं तव कर्मपरायणैः एषा गणान्तिका नाम दीक्षाऽङ्गबीजनिःसृता ।। एतद्गुह्यां महाभागे मम चिन्तां विचिन्तयेत् ततः शिष्यो गुरुश्चैव दीक्षितः शुचिरुत्तमः ।। नमो नारायणेत्युक्त्वा इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् अञ्जनं कङ्कतीं चैव शीघ्रमेव प्रसादयेत् ।। ततो जानुस्थितो भूत्वा मम कर्मपरायणः उत्तमाष्टाधिकशतं पंचाशत्तुर्यमध्यमा ।। तदर्द्धं स्यात्कनिष्ठापि परिमाणेन सुन्दरि मन्त्रः – श्रुतिर्भागवती श्रेष्ठा श्रुती अग्निद्विजश्च तव मुखं नासेऽश्विनौ नयने चन्द्रसूर्यौ मुखं च चन्द्र इव गात्राणि जगत्प्रधानानीमं च दर्पणं पश्य पश्य रूपम्
mantraḥ – nāhaṃ śastraṃ devadeva smṛśāmi parāpavādaṃ na ca deva bravīmi || karma karomi saṃsāramokṣaṇaṃ tvayā coktameva varāhasaṃsthān mantraḥ – ahaṃ hi vaiśyo bhavantamupāgataḥ pramucya karmāṇi ca vaiśyayogam || dīkṣā ca labdhā bhagavatprasādātprasīdatāṃ me bhavabandhamokṣaṇam bhakṣyābhakṣyaṃ tatastyaktvā tyaktvā vai śūdrakarma ca || evaṃ vadettato devaṃ śūdro dīkṣābhikāṃkṣiṇam dharovāca || śrutā dīkṣā yathānyāyaṃ cāturvarṇyasya keśava || dīkṣitaiḥ kiṃ nu karttavyaṃ tava karmaparāyaṇaiḥ eṣā gaṇāntikā nāma dīkṣā'ṅgabījaniḥsṛtā || etadguhyāṃ mahābhāge mama cintāṃ vicintayet tataḥ śiṣyo guruścaiva dīkṣitaḥ śuciruttamaḥ || namo nārāyaṇetyuktvā imaṃ mantramudīrayet añjanaṃ kaṅkatīṃ caiva śīghrameva prasādayet || tato jānusthito bhūtvā mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ uttamāṣṭādhikaśataṃ paṃcāśatturyamadhyamā || tadarddhaṃ syātkaniṣṭhāpi parimāṇena sundari mantraḥ – śrutirbhāgavatī śreṣṭhā śrutī agnidvijaśca tava mukhaṃ nāse'śvinau nayane candrasūryau mukhaṃ ca candra iva gātrāṇi jagatpradhānānīmaṃ ca darpaṇaṃ paśya paśya rūpam
Mantra: "I do not touch a weapon, O God of gods, nor, O God, do I utter slander of another; I perform the rite that releases from saṃsāra, and it has indeed been declared by you" — from the Varāha establishment. Mantra: "I, a vaiśya, have come to you, having let go of (my) occupations and the vaiśya's calling; and initiation has been obtained by the Blessed One's grace. May the release from the bond of existence be gracious to me." Then, having abandoned what may and may not be eaten, and having abandoned the śūdra's work — thus should the śūdra who desires initiation then address the god. The Earth said: I have heard the initiation of the four classes according to rule, O Keśava; what then is to be done by the initiated who are intent upon your rites? This initiation named gaṇāntikā has issued from the seed of (your) body; this secret, O greatly fortunate one — one should meditate upon the thought of me. Then the disciple and the teacher, initiated, pure, the best (of men), having said "Homage to Nārāyaṇa," should utter this mantra; he should at once make ready collyrium and a comb; then, placed upon his knees, intent upon my rite — the best (measure) is a hundred and eight, fifty-four the middling; and the least should be half of that in measure, O lovely one. Mantra: "The Bhāgavata śruti is the highest; your two ears are Agni and the twice-born; your face — the nostrils are the two Aśvins, the eyes the moon and the sun, and the face is like the moon, the limbs are the chief things of the world; and look at this mirror, look at (your) form."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 128.694
धरण्युवाच ।। स्नानोपकल्पनान्तेषु किं कर्त्तव्यं नु माधव ।। प्रसाधनविधिं चैव केन मन्त्रेण कल्पयेत्
dharaṇyuvāca || snānopakalpanānteṣu kiṃ karttavyaṃ nu mādhava || prasādhanavidhiṃ caiva kena mantreṇa kalpayet
Dharaṇī said: At the close of the preparations for bathing, what indeed is to be done, O Mādhava? And with what mantra should one arrange the rite of adornment?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition