Varaha Purana 116.19: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 19
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
दरिद्रो जायते दाता ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥ द्विभार्यः पुरुषो यस्तु तयोरेकां प्रशंसति
daridro jāyate dātā tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || dvibhāryaḥ puruṣo yas tu tayor ekāṃ praśaṃsati
जो इंसान देता है वो गरीब पैदा होता है, इससे बड़ा दुख और क्या हो सकता है? जो आदमी की दो बीवियाँ हैं वो सिर्फ एक की तारीफ करता है।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
FAQs
It preserves moral reflections on perceived injustice (a generous person being poor) and on domestic partiality, both common themes in didactic literature.
No geographic location is referenced.
To observe that outcomes may appear paradoxical (generosity with poverty) and that partiality within relationships is a source of suffering.
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