Varaha Purana 128.57: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 57
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
अकर्मण्येन मुच्येत तव कर्मपरायणः ॥ ततो भूम्या वचः श्रुत्वा लोकनाथो जनार्द्दनः
akarmaṇyena mucyeta tava karmaparāyaṇaḥ || tato bhūmyā vacaḥ śrutvā lokanātho janārddanaḥ
जो तुम्हारे काम में लगा रहेगा, वो काम ना करने के पाप से मुक्त हो जाएगा। फिर भूमि की बात सुन के जनार्दन ने जवाब दिया। वो सारी दुनिया के स्वामी हैं।
Narrator voice within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue (Earth referenced)
FAQs
It reflects a classical ethical polarity—karma vs. akarma—embedded in Purāṇic dialogue and framed through divine epithets and narrative transitions.
No specific location is named; ‘Bhūmī’ is the personified Earth.
Commitment to appropriate duty/action (karma) is presented as a corrective to the fault of inaction.
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