Varaha Purana 37.36: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 36
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
व्याध उवाच । एष एव वरो मह्यं यत् त्वं मां भाषसे द्विज । अतः परं वरेणाहं किं करोमि प्रशाधि माम् ॥ ३७.३६ ॥
vyādha uvāca | eṣa eva varo mahyaṃ yat tvaṃ māṃ bhāṣase dvija | ataḥ paraṃ vareṇāhaṃ kiṃ karomi praśādhi mām || 37.36 ||
शिकारी ने कहा, द्विज, आपने मुझसे बात की, यही मेरे लिए सबसे बड़ा वरदान है। इसके अलावा मैं क्या करूँगा किसी वरदान का? आप मुझे सही रास्ता दिखाएं।
Vyādha
‘What should I do now—please instruct me?’ (seeking upadeśa rather than material reward).
The highest boon is sat-saṅga and respectful dialogue with the learned; one should request instruction (śāsana) for right living rather than worldly gain.
Choosing guidance over gratification leads to purification and dharmic reformation; misusing boons for indulgence perpetuates pāpa and bondage.
True wealth is transformative speech (upadeśa) from the wise; the ego’s demand for ‘boon’ is redirected into a request for discipline.
When offered advantage, ask for training, ethical clarity, and practices that reform character; cultivate receptivity (vinaya) as the gateway to knowledge.
Varāha Purāṇa 37.37.37-38 (ṛṣi explains prior state and present purification)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: ethical instruction is framed through dialogue, here showing a socially marked figure (vyādha) requesting guidance from a dvija, emphasizing pedagogy and moral inquiry rather than status.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; it is a conversational turn focused on requesting instruction.
The verse foregrounds humility and the pursuit of guidance: the speaker values receiving meaningful discourse and asks for direction on how to act rightly going forward.
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