Varaha Purana 127.37: Adhyaya 127, Shloka 37
Description of the Brāhmaṇa Initiation Procedure
Dīkṣā-sūtra
Uttara Bhāga (traditional classification; chapter context-based) · Dharma-śāstric / Nīti (envy, anger, and moral psychology)
दृष्ट्वा परस्य भाग्यानि आत्मनो व्यसनं तथा ॥ तत्र मन्युर्न कर्त्तव्यं एवं धर्मः सनातनः ॥
dṛṣṭvā parasya bhāgyāni ātmano vyasanaṃ tathā || tatra manyur na kartavyaṃ evaṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
dRRiShTvA parasya bhAgyAni Atmano vyasanaM tathA || tatra manyurna karttavyaM evaM dharmaH sanAtanaH
देखो किसी के पास पैसा है, तुम्हारे पास नहीं। किसी का काम चल रहा है, तुम्हारा नहीं। गुस्सा मत करो। यही धरम है।
Sandhi Notes
- मन्युर्न = मन्युः + न (विसर्गसन्धिः)
Varāha
Comparative suffering is not a license for resentment; dharma is steadiness amid unequal outcomes.
When envy arises, pause and reframe: cultivate gratitude, practice metta-like goodwill, and act constructively rather than reactively.
On seeing another’s prosperity and one’s own adversity, one should not generate anger; this forbearance is declared sanātana-dharma.
Forbearance reduces karmic bondage and prevents harm; envy-anger leads to sin, conflict, and further suffering.
Varāha Purāṇa 127 (sequence on inner virtues and social peace)
FAQs
It preserves a strand of ethical reflection focused on emotional regulation, a theme shared across Purāṇic, epic, and śāstric literature concerned with social cohesion.
No geographic location is identified.
Do not respond with anger when comparing others’ prosperity with one’s own hardship.
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