Varaha Purana 116.31: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 31

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

समं पश्यति यो देवि ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ अहिंसनं तु कुर्वीत विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.31

Transliteration

samaṃ paśyati yo devi tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || ahiṃsanaṃ tu kurvīta viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||

Translation

ໂອ ເທວີ, ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ເບິ່ງເຫັນດ້ວຍຄວາມເທົ່າເທັມ, ຈະມີສິ່ງໃດນຳສຸກຍິ່ງກວ່ານັ້ນ? ແທ້ຈິງ ຄວນປະພຶດອະຫິງສາ ດ້ວຍອາດຕະມັນພາຍໃນທີ່ບໍລິສຸດ

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Word by Word

• samam: equally
• samam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: than that
• tataḥ: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान-अर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb)

• saukhyataram: more pleasant
• saukhyataram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhyatara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण

• nu: indeed?/then?
• nu: Prashna-nipata (प्रश्न-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ahiṃsanam: non-violence
• ahiṃsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahiṃsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• kurvīta: should do / should practice
• kurvīta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• viśuddhena: with purified
• viśuddhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśuddha (कृदन्त; वि+śudh धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

• antar-ātmanā: with the inner self
• antar-ātmanā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: अन्तरः आत्मा (inner self)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Ahimsa Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the integration of ahiṃsā and inner purification into Purāṇic ethical instruction, aligning social conduct with internal discipline.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified; “Devī” is an address to the interlocutor (Earth as goddess-like figure in this dialogue setting).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To cultivate equanimity and to practice non-violence grounded in inner purity.