Varaha Purana 116.31: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 31
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
समं पश्यति यो देवि ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ अहिंसनं तु कुर्वीत विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥
samaṃ paśyati yo devi tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || ahiṃsanaṃ tu kurvīta viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||
ಹೇ ದೇವಿ, ಸಮದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ನೋಡುವವನಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸುಖವೇನು? ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಶುದ್ಧ ಅಂತರಾತ್ಮದಿಂದ ಅಹಿಂಸೆಯನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಬೇಕು.
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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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