यद्यपीष्टो हि यस्यार्थो न कार्यं परपीडनम् । जगत्सर्वं सुतप्रायं तवास्ति वरवर्णिनि
yadyapīṣṭo hi yasyārtho na kāryaṃ parapīḍanam | jagatsarvaṃ sutaprāyaṃ tavāsti varavarṇini
“ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ ಗುರಿಯೇ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಪರರನ್ನು ಪೀಡಿಸಬಾರದು. ವರವರ್ಣಿನಿ, ಈ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜಗತ್ತು ನಿನಗೆ ಪುತ್ರಪ್ರಾಯವಾಗಿದೆ.”
Hara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva reminds Devī: even for a cherished objective, do not hurt others; the whole world is like her child—an intimate, maternal cosmic vision.
Ends do not justify harm; dharma restrains even justified desire, insisting on non-injury and compassionate guardianship.
Not specified in this verse; it is a general dharmic teaching placed within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
None; the instruction is moral (avoid harming others).
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