Varaha Purana 198.74: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 74
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
बहुसुन्दरनारीके समृद्धे सुसमाहिताः ॥ अजयन्त तथा क्षान्ताः प्राप्स्यन्ति परमां गतिम्
bahusundaranārīke samṛddhe susamāhitāḥ || ajāyanta tathā kṣāntāḥ prāpsyanti paramāṃ gatim
जहाँ बहुत सुंदर नारी हों, पैसा हो, खुल के रहे। वहाँ जो लोग अपने आप को संभाले, दिल न हारे, शांत रहे, वो सबसे बड़ी मंज़िल पाते हैं।
Varāha
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It records an ethical ideal of composure under temptation, a recurring theme in Sanskrit moral literature, showing how prosperity is framed as a test of restraint.
No explicit location is named; the verse describes a generalized affluent and alluring environment.
Maintain composure and patience even amid abundance and sensual temptation; restraint is presented as a path to the highest outcome.
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