Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya · Chapter 2
Source।। अथ श्रीवराहमंत्राराधनविधिः ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे कथां पुण्यां पुरातनीम् ।। वैवस्वतेंऽतरे पूर्वं कृते पुण्यतमे युगे ।। १ ।। नारायणाद्रौ देवेशं निवसन्तं क्षमापतिम् ।। वराहरूपिणं देवं धरणी सखिभिर्वृता ।। २ ।। प्रणम्य परिपप्रच्छ रक्तपद्मायतेक्षणम् ।। ३ ।। ।। धरण्युवाच ।। ।। आराध्यः केन मंत्रेण भवान्प्रीतो भविष्यति ।। तं मे वद त्वं देवेश यः प्रियो भवतः सदा ।। ४ ।। जपतां सर्वसंपत्तिकारकं पुत्रपौत्रदम् ।। सार्वभौमत्वदं चैव कामिनां कामदं सदा ।। ।। ५ ।। अन्ते यस्त्वत्पदप्राप्तिं ददाति नियमात्मनाम् ।। एवंभूतं वद प्रीत्या मयि वाराह मानद ।। ६ ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। इति पृष्टस्तया भूम्या प्राह प्रीतिस्मिताननः ।। ७ ।। ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। ।। शृणु देवि परं गुह्यं सद्यः संपत्तिकारकम् ।। भूमिदं पुत्रदं गोप्यमप्रकाश्यं कदाचन ।। ८ ।। किं च शुश्रूषवे वाच्यं भक्ताय नियतात्मने ।। ९ ।। ॐ नमः श्रीवराहाय धरण्युद्धरणाय च ।। वह्निजायासमायुक्तः सदा जप्यो मुमुक्षुभिः ।। 2.1.2.१० ।। अयं मंत्रो धरादेवि सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकः ।। ऋषिः संकर्षणः प्रोक्तो देवता त्वहमेव हि ।। ११ ।। छन्दः पंक्तिः समाख्याता श्रीबीजं समुदाहृतम् ।। चतुर्लक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं सद्गुरोर्लब्धतन्मनुः ।। १२ ।। जुहुयात्पायसान्नं वै क्षौद्रसर्पिःसमन्वितम् ।। अथ ध्यानं प्रवक्ष्यामि मनःशुद्धिप्रदायकम् ।। १३ ।। शुद्धिस्फटिकशैलाभं रक्तपद्मदलेक्षणम् ।। वराहवदनं सौम्यं चतुर्बाहुं किरीटिनम् ।। १४ ।। श्रीवत्सवक्षसं चक्रशंखाभयकरांबुजम् ।। वामोरुस्थितया युक्तं त्वया मां सागरांबरे ।। १५ ।। रक्तपीतांबरधरं रक्ताभरणभूषितम् ।। श्री कूर्मपृष्ठमध्यस्थशेषमूर्त्यब्जसंस्थितम् ।। १६ ।। एवं ध्यात्वा जपेन्मंत्रं सदा चाष्टोत्तरं शतम् ।। सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति मोक्षं चान्ते व्रजेद्ध्रुवम् ।। १७ ।। प्रोक्तं मया ते धरणि यत्पृष्टोऽहं त्वयाऽमले ।। अतः किं ते व्यवसितं ब्रूहि तद्विमलानने ।। १८ ।। ।। ।।अथ श्रीवराहमंत्रेण धर्मादीनां स्वाभीष्टसिद्धिवर्णनम् ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो भूमिः पप्रच्छ पुनरेव तम् ।। केनैवानुष्ठितं देव पुरा प्राप्तं फलं च किम् ।। १९ ।। इति पृष्टः पुनर्देवः श्रीवराहोऽब्रवीदिदम् ।। पुरा कृतयुगे देवि धर्मो नाम मनुर्महान् ।। 2.1.2.२० ।। ब्रह्मणोऽमुं मनुं लब्ध्वा जप्त्वास्मिन्धरणीधरे ।। मां च दृष्ट्वा वरं लब्ध्वा प्राप्तोऽभून्मामकं पदम् ।। २१ ।। इंद्रो दुर्वाससः शापात्पुरा भ्रष्टस्त्रिविष्टपात् ।। अनेनेष्ट्वाऽत्र मां देवि पुनः प्राप्तस्त्रिविष्टपम् ।। २२ ।। अन्येऽपि मुनयो भूमे जप्त्वा प्राप्ताः परां गतिम् ।। अनंतः पन्नगाधीशो ह्यमुं लब्ध्वाथ कश्यपात् ।। २३ ।। श्वेतद्वीपे जपित्वैव बभूव धरणीधरः ।। तस्माज्जप्यः सदा चेह मनुष्यैश्च धरार्थिभिः ।। २४ ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वाथ सुप्रीता पुनः प्राह धराधरम् ।। २५ ।। ।। धरण्युवाच ।। ।। वेंकटाख्ये महाशैले श्रीनिवासो जगत्पतिः ।। कदा ह्यायाति देवेशः श्रीभूमिसहितोऽमलः ।। २६ ।। कथं कल्पान्तरस्थायी भविष्यति जनार्दनः ।। एतद्ब्रूहि वराहात्मन्महत्कौतहलं मम ।। २७ ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे श्रीवेंकटाचलमाहात्म्ये धरणीवराहसंवादे श्रीवराहमंत्राराधनविध्यादिवर्णनंनाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ।। २ ।।
|| atha śrīvarāhamaṃtrārādhanavidhiḥ || || śrīsūta uvāca || || śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve kathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīm || vaivasvateṃ'tare pūrvaṃ kṛte puṇyatame yuge || 1 || nārāyaṇādrau deveśaṃ nivasantaṃ kṣamāpatim || varāharūpiṇaṃ devaṃ dharaṇī sakhibhirvṛtā || 2 || praṇamya paripapraccha raktapadmāyatekṣaṇam || 3 || || dharaṇyuvāca || || ārādhyaḥ kena maṃtreṇa bhavānprīto bhaviṣyati || taṃ me vada tvaṃ deveśa yaḥ priyo bhavataḥ sadā || 4 || japatāṃ sarvasaṃpattikārakaṃ putrapautradam || sārvabhaumatvadaṃ caiva kāmināṃ kāmadaṃ sadā || || 5 || ante yastvatpadaprāptiṃ dadāti niyamātmanām || evaṃbhūtaṃ vada prītyā mayi vārāha mānada || 6 || || śrīsūta uvāca || || iti pṛṣṭastayā bhūmyā prāha prītismitānanaḥ || 7 || || śrīvarāha uvāca || || śṛṇu devi paraṃ guhyaṃ sadyaḥ saṃpattikārakam || bhūmidaṃ putradaṃ gopyamaprakāśyaṃ kadācana || 8 || kiṃ ca śuśrūṣave vācyaṃ bhaktāya niyatātmane || 9 || oṃ namaḥ śrīvarāhāya dharaṇyuddharaṇāya ca || vahnijāyāsamāyuktaḥ sadā japyo mumukṣubhiḥ || 2.1.2.10 || ayaṃ maṃtro dharādevi sarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ || ṛṣiḥ saṃkarṣaṇaḥ prokto devatā tvahameva hi || 11 || chandaḥ paṃktiḥ samākhyātā śrībījaṃ samudāhṛtam || caturlakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ sadgurorlabdhatanmanuḥ || 12 || juhuyātpāyasānnaṃ vai kṣaudrasarpiḥsamanvitam || atha dhyānaṃ pravakṣyāmi manaḥśuddhipradāyakam || 13 || śuddhisphaṭikaśailābhaṃ raktapadmadalekṣaṇam || varāhavadanaṃ saumyaṃ caturbāhuṃ kirīṭinam || 14 || śrīvatsavakṣasaṃ cakraśaṃkhābhayakarāṃbujam || vāmorusthitayā yuktaṃ tvayā māṃ sāgarāṃbare || 15 || raktapītāṃbaradharaṃ raktābharaṇabhūṣitam || śrī kūrmapṛṣṭhamadhyasthaśeṣamūrtyabjasaṃsthitam || 16 || evaṃ dhyātvā japenmaṃtraṃ sadā cāṣṭottaraṃ śatam || sarvānkāmānavāpnoti mokṣaṃ cānte vrajeddhruvam || 17 || proktaṃ mayā te dharaṇi yatpṛṣṭo'haṃ tvayā'male || ataḥ kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ brūhi tadvimalānane || 18 || || ||atha śrīvarāhamaṃtreṇa dharmādīnāṃ svābhīṣṭasiddhivarṇanam || || śrīsūta uvāca || || etacchrutvā tato bhūmiḥ papraccha punareva tam || kenaivānuṣṭhitaṃ deva purā prāptaṃ phalaṃ ca kim || 19 || iti pṛṣṭaḥ punardevaḥ śrīvarāho'bravīdidam || purā kṛtayuge devi dharmo nāma manurmahān || 2.1.2.20 || brahmaṇo'muṃ manuṃ labdhvā japtvāsmindharaṇīdhare || māṃ ca dṛṣṭvā varaṃ labdhvā prāpto'bhūnmāmakaṃ padam || 21 || iṃdro durvāsasaḥ śāpātpurā bhraṣṭastriviṣṭapāt || aneneṣṭvā'tra māṃ devi punaḥ prāptastriviṣṭapam || 22 || anye'pi munayo bhūme japtvā prāptāḥ parāṃ gatim || anaṃtaḥ pannagādhīśo hyamuṃ labdhvātha kaśyapāt || 23 || śvetadvīpe japitvaiva babhūva dharaṇīdharaḥ || tasmājjapyaḥ sadā ceha manuṣyaiśca dharārthibhiḥ || 24 || || śrīsūta uvāca || || etacchrutvātha suprītā punaḥ prāha dharādharam || 25 || || dharaṇyuvāca || || veṃkaṭākhye mahāśaile śrīnivāso jagatpatiḥ || kadā hyāyāti deveśaḥ śrībhūmisahito'malaḥ || 26 || kathaṃ kalpāntarasthāyī bhaviṣyati janārdanaḥ || etadbrūhi varāhātmanmahatkautahalaṃ mama || 27 || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye dharaṇīvarāhasaṃvāde śrīvarāhamaṃtrārādhanavidhyādivarṇanaṃnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ || 2 ||
English translation
Śrī Sūta said :
1-3. O ye sages, listen to the ancient holy story. Formerly, in the Vaivasvata Manvantara , in the most meritorious Kṛta-yuga , the Lord of Earth, the Lord of Devas dwelt on the Nārāyaṇa mountain in the form of a Boar.
Accompanied by her friends and attendants, Dharaṇī (Goddess Earth) bowed down to the Lord whose eyes resembled red lotus and were longish. She then asked thus:
Dharaṇī asked :
4-6. O Lord of Devas, by which Mantra are you to be propitiated, whereby you will become delighted? Tell me that (Mantra), O Lord, which is a perpetual favourite of yours.
It should be the cause of all prosperity unto those who repeat it. It should bestow sons and grandsons. It should always grant imperial power and position. It should yield all desired things to those who wish for them. It should grant the attainment of your own region at the end. O Lord Varāha , the bestower of honour, with love towards me, tell (the Mantra) that is of this type (potency).
Śrī Sūta said :
7. On being asked by Earth thus the Lord said with pleasure and smile spreading over his face:
Śrī Varāha said :
8-9. Listen, O gentle lady, to the exceedingly great secret (Mantra) that causes prosperity immediately, that yields lands, sons etc. It should be kept as a great secret and should never be revealed. Further, it should be communicated to a devotee of well-controlled mind, who is willing to render service.
[ The Mantra: “oṃ namaḥ śrīvarāhāya dharaṇyuddharaṇāya ca svāhā ” [1] ]:—
10. “Oṃ obeisance to Śrī Varāha who lifted up Earth. Svāhā.” This Mantra should always be repeated by one who wishes to be liberated. He should be a Fire-worshipper with his wife alive.
11-13. O Goddess Earth, this Mantra is the bestower of all Siddhis . Saṃkarṣaṇa is mentioned as its sage. I myself am the Deity. The metre mentioned is Paṅkti (‘one with ten syllables in a foot’). Śrī is the Bīja (‘seed’) cited. One who takes instruction of this Mantra from a good preceptor should repeat it four hundred thousand times. He shall perform Homa with rice cooked in milk along with honey and ghee .
Now I shall describe (the personality of Varāha for) meditation that causes mental purity.
14-16. O Earth having the oceans for your robes, the devotee shall meditate upon me accompanied by you seated on my left thigh. I shall be meditated as having the lustre of a pure crystal mountain with eyes resembling the petals of red lotus, the face of a Boar, gentle appearance, four arms and the crown. There is the mark Śrīvatsa on the chest. In the lotus-like hands a conch and a discus are held (with one making) the mystic gesture of granting immunity from fear. I wear reddish yellow robes. I am bedecked in red ornaments. I am stationed on a lotus over the body of Śeṣa lying on the middle of the back of the divine Tortoise.
17. After meditating thus the devotee shall always repeat the Mantra one hundred and eight times. He shall attain all desired objects. He will certainly attain salvation in the end.
18. O Dharaṇī free from impurities, what I was asked by you has been told by me. Henceforth, O lady of pure face, relate to me what is intended by you (in your mind).
[ The Achievement of their Objectives by Dharma and others through the Varāha-mantra ]:—
Śrī Sūta said :
19-21. On hearing this Earth asked him once again: “By whom, O Lord, has this (i.e. recitation) been formerly performed and what benefit has been acquired by him?”
On being asked thus again Lord Śrī Varāha spoke thus: “O Goddess, formerly in Kṛtayuga the great Manu named Dharma obtained this Mantra from Brahmā and repeated it over this (very) mountain. He saw me, obtained the boon and attained my region.
22. On account of the curse of Durvāsas Indra was formerly dislodged from heaven. He worshipped me here, O Goddess, with this (Mantra) and regained his heaven.
23-24. Other sages too, O Earth, repeated this Mantra and attained the highest state (i.e. salvation). Ananta , the Lord of serpents, obtained this Mantra from Kaśyapa . He performed the Japa in Śvetadvīpa continent and he became a support to Earth. Hence, this Mantra should always be repeated by human beings seeking lands.”
Śrī Sūta said :
25. On hearing this Goddess Earth became highly pleased. She asked the supporter of Earth (i.e. Śrī Varāha) once again:
Dharaṇī said :
26. When does Śrīnivāsa , the Lord of the universe, the pure Lord of Devas, come to the great mountain named Veṅkaṭa accompanied by Śrī and Bhūmi .
27. How does Janārdana become one who will be able to live in another Kalpa ? O Lord Varāha, relate this to me. My eagerness is great.
[1]: [1] : This is a Paurāṇika Mantra but it has been given the semblance of a Vedic Mantra by stating its seer-sage, deity etc. in vv 10-13, the total number of repetitions of this mantra and Homa (vv 12-13a) and the Dhyāna (description of the deity to be meditated on) in vv 14-16 and its benefit ( phalaśrutì ) in vv 20-24.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 20277, revision 313770 (2021-07-14T08:50:33Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc370681.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.