Varaha Purana 116.31: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 31
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-ācāra (Equanimity and non-violence)
समं पश्यति यो देवि ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ अहिंसनं तु कुर्वीत विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥
samaṃ paśyati yo devi tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || ahiṃsanaṃ tu kurvīta viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||
samaM pashyati yo devi tataH saukhyataraM nu kim || ahiMsanaM tu kurvIta vishuddhenAntarAtmanA
Wahai Dewi, siapa yang memandang dengan kesetaraan—apakah ada yang lebih membawa kesejahteraan daripada itu? Sungguh, hendaknya ia menjalankan ahimsa (tanpa kekerasan) dengan batin yang disucikan.
Sandhi Notes
- viśuddhenāntarātmanā resolved as viśuddhena antar-ātmanā (ena + a → enā)
Varāha
Curious; seeking dharmic clarity
What is the highest source of sukha—equal vision and purified non-violence?
Ahiṃsā is not merely external restraint but flows from inner purification; equal vision stabilizes the mind.
Train impartial perception in daily interactions; reduce harm in thought, speech, and action; adopt practices that purify intention (self-audit, restraint, compassion).
Direct address to Bhū-devī (“devi”) while teaching sama-darśana and ahiṃsā.
Cultivate sama-darśana (equal vision) and practice ahiṃsā with a purified inner self (viśuddha antar-ātman).
Equal vision and inner purity support sukha and dharmic merit; violence and partiality generate inner impurity and suffering.
Varāha Purāṇa 116.35 (ahiṃsā + purity linked to sukha)
FAQs
It shows the integration of ahiṃsā and inner purification into Purāṇic ethical instruction, aligning social conduct with internal discipline.
No geographic location is identified; “Devī” is an address to the interlocutor (Earth as goddess-like figure in this dialogue setting).
To cultivate equanimity and to practice non-violence grounded in inner purity.
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