Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.37
दीक्षानुजन्मोपसद: शिरोधरं
त्वं प्रायणीयोदयनीयदंष्ट्र: ।
जिह्वा प्रवर्ग्यस्तव शीर्षकं क्रतो:
सत्यावसथ्यं चितयोऽसवो हि ते ॥ ३७ ॥
dīkṣānujanmopasadaḥ śirodharaṁ
[deekshaanujanmopasadah shirodharam]
tvaṁ prāyaṇīyodayanīya-daṁṣṭraḥ
[tvam praayaneeyodayaneeya-damshtrah]
jihvā pravargyas tava śīrṣakaṁ kratoḥ
[jihvaa pravargyas tava sheershakam kratoh]
satyāvasathyaṁ citayo ’savo hi te
[satyaavasathyam chitayo ’savo hi te]
Word-for-word
dīkṣā
—
initiation
anujanma
—
spiritual birth, or repeated incarnations
upasadaḥ
—
three kinds of desires (relationship, activities and ultimate goal)
śiraḥ-dharam
—
the neck
tvam
—
You
prāyaṇīya
—
after the result of initiation
udayanīya
—
the last rites of desires
daṁṣṭraḥ
—
the tusks
jihvā
—
the tongue
pravargyaḥ
—
prior activities
tava
—
Your
śīrṣakam
—
head
kratoḥ
—
of the sacrifice
satya
—
fire without sacrifice
āvasathyam
—
fire of worship
citayaḥ
—
aggregate of all desires
asavaḥ
—
life breath
hi
—
certainly
te
—
Your.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dīkṣānujanmopasadaḥ śirodharaṁ
dīkṣā
initiation
anujanma
spiritual birth, or repeated incarnations
upasadaḥ
three kinds of desires (relationship, activities and ultimate goal)
śiraḥ-dharam
the neck
tvaṁ prāyaṇīyodayanīya-daṁṣṭraḥ
tvam
You
prāyaṇīya
after the result of initiation
udayanīya
the last rites of desires
daṁṣṭraḥ
the tusks
jihvā pravargyas tava śīrṣakaṁ kratoḥ
jihvā
the tongue
pravargyaḥ
prior activities
tava
Your
śīrṣakam
head
kratoḥ
of the sacrifice
satyāvasathyaṁ citayo ’savo hi te
satya
fire without sacrifice
āvasathyam
fire of worship
citayaḥ
aggregate of all desires
asavaḥ
life breath
hi
certainly
te
Your.
Moreover, O Lord, the repetition of Your appearance is the desire for all kinds of initiation. Your neck is the place for three desires, and Your tusks are the result of initiation and the end of all desires. Your tongue is the prior activities of initiation, Your head is the fire without sacrifice as well as the fire of worship, and Your living forces are the aggregate of all desires.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Dīkṣa sacrifice arose from your many appearances. Upasada sacrifice arose from your neck. The prāyaṇīiyā and udayanīya sacrifices arose from your teeth. The pravargya rites arose from your tongue. The satya and avasathya fires constituting kratu arose from your head. The piling of bricks arose from your five life airs.
Dīksā refers to sacrifices requiring special initiation. Anujamna is repeated appearances. The upasada (three special sacrifices) arose from your neck (śirodharam). Prāyaṇiyā means the sacrifice after the initiation. Udayanīyā is the final sacrifice. These arose from your teeth. Pravargya is a rite preceding the upasada sacrifice using a mahāvīra vessel. Satya is fire without performing sacrifice. Āvasathya is the domestic fire. They together form kratu. They arose from your head. Laying the bricks (citayaḥ) arose from your five life airs.
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Personal Guidance
Every part of Lord Boar's form corresponds to a layer of the sacrifice — neck, tusks, tongue, head — making His appearance itself a complete yajña. The Lord's body is not a means to sacrifice; it is the sacrifice embodied.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change my worship to know the Lord's form already contains every offering?
- What 'initiation' or sacred desire of mine could be deepened by contemplating Varāha as living yajña?
My note
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