Varaha Purana 115.38 — Adhyaya 115, Shloka 38
The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties
येन तत्प्राप्यते योगं तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥ त्यक्त्वा लाभमलाभं च मोहं कामं च वर्जयेत् ॥
yena tatprāpyate yogaṁ tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare || tyaktvā lābham alābhaṁ ca mohaṁ kāmaṁ ca varjayet ||
ഹേ വസുന്ധരേ, ആ യോഗം പ്രാപിക്കുന്ന മാർഗം കേൾക്കുക. ലാഭവും അലാഭവും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് മോഹവും കാമവും ഒഴിവാക്കണം.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Instructional address to Vasundharā (Bhū-devī) on the means to attain yoga; guiding her (and by extension beings) toward equanimity and dispassion."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive to instruction on yoga and ethics","key_question":"What is the practical means (upāya) by which yoga is attained—especially regarding detachment from gain/loss, delusion, and desire?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"For yoga-attainment, abandon fixation on gain and non-gain and avoid moha (delusion) and kāma (desire).","karmic_consequence":"Following yields steadiness conducive to yoga and inner freedom; clinging to gain/loss and desire perpetuates bondage and mental agitation."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"vedantic_connection":"Implicit sāṅkhya-vedānta ethic of vairāgya: transcending dvandvas (pairs of opposites) as a prerequisite for yoga/ātma-jñāna."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Yoga-ethics / Vairāgya","core_concept":"Yoga is supported by freedom from the gain–loss binary and by abandoning delusion and desire.","practical_application":"Practice non-reactivity to outcomes; observe desire and delusion as mental movements and deliberately disengage from them (viveka + vairāgya)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Yoga"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 115.43–46 (continuation on equanimity, taste-neutrality, and devotion to the Lord’s work)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, serene and authoritative, instructs Bhū-devī seated respectfully, emphasizing renunciation of gain/loss and avoidance of delusion and desire.","item_prompts":["Varāha with calm teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā)","Bhū-devī attentive with folded hands","subtle motifs of scales (gain/loss) being set aside","fading silhouettes of kāma and moha as departing shadows"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal, saturated reds/greens, ornate jewelry; Varāha as divine teacher with gentle expression; Bhū-devī in traditional attire, lotus-seat, temple-like backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf halo around Varāha, rich embossing on ornaments; Bhū-devī with lotus and folded hands; symbolic scales rendered in gold relief.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, muted jewel tones; emphasis on serene faces; minimal background with symbolic clouds of moha/kāma dissolving.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside palette, soft contours; intimate teacher-disciple composition; symbolic gain/loss as small objects placed aside near the figures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Instructional, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman (or Bhoopali for clarity and restraint)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, calm, didactic"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a widely attested South Asian ethical ideal—equanimity toward outcomes—integrated into a Purāṇic presentation of yoga.
No geographic location is identified here; “Vasundharā” is a vocative epithet for Earth as interlocutor.
Cultivate detachment from success/failure and restrain delusion and desire as prerequisites for yogic attainment.
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