Varaha Purana 116.34: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 34
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
लोष्टवत्पश्यते यस्तु ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ मुदिते वाश्वनागेन्द्रे उभे सैन्ये पथि स्थिते ॥
loṣṭavat paśyate yas tu tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim | mudite vāśvanāgendra ubhe sainye pathi sthite ||
जब इंसान सब चीज को मिट्टी के टुकड़े जैसा समझता है, उससे बड़ा सुख क्या हो सकता है। घोड़ों और हाथियों के स्वामी खुश हैं। दोनों फौज रास्ते पर खड़ी है, लड़ने के लिए तैयार। ऐसा इंसान सबसे बड़ा होता है जो सब में समान देखता है।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic nīti style that promotes inner steadiness amid political or martial tension, echoing broader classical Indian ethical discourse on detachment.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is situational (armies positioned on a road) rather than a named tīrtha or region.
Cultivate equanimity—seeing worldly circumstances as insignificant like a clod—especially amid conflict and high stakes.
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