Varaha Purana 99.9: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 9
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
इह जन्मनि दारिद्र्यव्याधिकुष्ठादिपीडितः ॥ अलक्ष्मीवानपुत्रस्तु यो भवेत्पुरुषो भुवि ॥
iha janmani dāridryavyādhikuṣṭhādipīḍitaḥ || alakṣmīvān aputras tu yo bhavet puruṣo bhuvi ||
इस जनम में कोई आदमी गरीबी से परेशान हो सकता है। बीमारी हो, कोई बड़ा रोग हो, पैसे नहीं हो, कोई बेटा न हो। ऐसा इंसान दुनिया में होता है।
Varāha
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It illustrates how Purāṇic ritual passages appeal to lived realities—illness, poverty, social insecurity—thereby shedding light on concerns addressed by premodern religious-ethical literature.
No specific place is named; the verse uses a universalizing frame (“on earth,” bhuvi).
The verse sets up an ethical-ritual rationale: human suffering is presented as a condition that prompts disciplined practice and moral repair.
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