Varaha Purana 116.46: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 46
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
Uttara Bhāga · Nīti–Dharma (Household harmony and learning)
या तोषयति भर्तारं ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ विद्यते विभवेनापि पुरुषो यस्तु पण्डितः ॥
yā toṣayati bhartāraṃ tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || vidyate vibhavenāpi puruṣo yas tu paṇḍitaḥ ||
yA toShayati bharttAraM tataH saukhyataraM nu kim || vidyate vibhavenApi puruSho yastu paNDitaH
Ella que da contento a su esposo: ¿qué podría ser más feliz que eso? Y aun con prosperidad, es raro hallar a un hombre que sea verdaderamente sabio.
Sandhi Notes
- vibhavenāpi → vibhavena + api
- यस्तु → yaḥ + tu
Varāha
Sukha is grounded in relational harmony and inner cultivation (vidyā), not merely in external prosperity.
Prioritize respectful conduct within marriage and invest in learning; measure success by dharmic character rather than wealth.
Household harmony (spousal contentment) is a source of happiness; true learning (pāṇḍitya) is rare even among the prosperous.
Cultivating concord and valuing learning supports dharma and stable gṛhastha-life; pride in wealth without vidyā leads to ethical decline and instability.
Varāha Purāṇa 116 (nīti on gṛhastha virtues and social conduct)
FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic household ethics and the valorization of discernment (paṇḍitatva) as distinct from mere wealth—useful for studying social ideals in medieval Sanskrit literature.
None; the verse concerns domestic and ethical ideals.
Contentment and harmony in household relations are praised, while true learning is implied to be rarer and more valuable than prosperity alone.
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