Varaha Purana 121.2: Adhyaya 121, Shloka 2
Avoidance of Rebirth in the Womb: Ethical Conduct and the Prevention of Degraded Rebirth
Uttara Bhāga · Janmābhāva — Virtues of inward purity and humility
कृत्वापि विपुलं कर्म आत्मानं न प्रशंसति ॥ करोति बहुकर्माणि शुद्धेनैवान्तरात्मना ॥
kṛtvāpi vipulaṁ karma ātmānaṁ na praśaṁsati || karoti bahukarmāṇi śuddhenaivāntarātmanā
kRRitvApi vipulaM karma AtmAnaM na prashaMsati || karoti bahukarmANi shuddhenaivAntarAtmanA
इंसान कितना भी बड़ा काम कर ले, अपनी तारीफ नहीं करता। अंदर से साफ दिल से काम करता है, दिखावा नहीं करता।
Sandhi Notes
- kṛtvāpi→kṛtvā api
- śuddhenaivāntarātmanā→śuddhena eva antar-ātmanā
- bahukarmāṇi→bahu-karmāṇi
Varāha
Non-egoic action: purity is measured by inner motive, not outward quantity of deeds.
Do good consistently; avoid announcing or boasting; cultivate inner cleanliness through intention-checking and self-effacement.
Perform abundant good works without self-praise; act from a purified inner self.
Humility preserves purity and merit, leading to inner cleansing; self-glorification breeds ego, diminishing spiritual progress and binding one to saṃsāra.
Varāha Purāṇa: janmābhāva section—ethical marks of the liberated-in-training
FAQs
It articulates a moral psychology common to dharma literature: ethical value is linked to inner disposition, not merely the quantity of deeds.
No geographic reference is present.
Perform duties with inner purity and avoid self-congratulation.
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