Varaha Purana 37.4: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 4
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यमकल्कता । एतानि मानस्यानाहुर्व्रतानि तु धराधरे ॥ ३७.४ ॥
ahiṁsā satyam asteyaṁ brahmacaryam akalkatā | etāni mānasāny āhur vratāni tu dharādhare || 37.4 ||
ಅಹಿಂಸೆ, ಸತ್ಯ, ಅಸ್ತೇಯ, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲಂಕರಹಿತತೆ—ಓ ಧರಾಧರಾ! ಇವು ಮಾನಸಿಕ ವ್ರತಗಳೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ.
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It reflects a dharma-oriented ethical vocabulary shared across Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstra traditions, presenting core virtues as internal (mental) observances rather than only external ritual acts.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the address “dharādhara” is an epithet meaning “bearer of the earth,” functioning as a vocative within the dialogue framework.
The verse enumerates key virtues—non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, disciplined sexual conduct, and moral purity—and classifies them as “mental vows” (mānasa-vrata), emphasizing inner discipline.
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