Varaha Purana 121.9: Adhyaya 121, Shloka 9

Avoidance of Rebirth in the Womb: Ethical Conduct and the Prevention of Degraded Rebirth

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र समतायुक्तः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥ बाल्ये स्थितोऽपि वयसि क्षान्तो दान्तः शुभे रतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 121.9

Transliteration

sarvatra samatā-yuktaḥ sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ || bālye sthito 'pi vayasi kṣānto dāntaḥ śubhe rataḥ

Translation

എവൻ എല്ലാ സാഹചര്യങ്ങളിലും സമത്വമുള്ളവനായി, മണ്ണുകട്ട, കല്ല്, സ്വർണം എന്നിവയെ ഒരുപോലെ കാണുന്നുവോ; പ്രായമായിട്ടും ബാലസഹജ ലാളിത്യത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നുവോ; ക്ഷമാശീലനും ആത്മസംയമനമുള്ളവനും ശുഭത്തിൽ രതനുമായിരിക്കുന്നു।

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Word by Word

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• samatā-yuktaḥ: endowed with equanimity
• samatā-yuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samatā (समता प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (युक्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (समतया युक्तः = endowed with equanimity; instrumental relation); yukta = PPP (क्त) from √yuj (युज् धातु); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sama-loṣṭa-aśma-kāñcanaḥ: equal-minded toward clod, stone, and gold
• sama-loṣṭa-aśma-kāñcanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (सम प्रातिपदिक) + loṣṭa (लोष्ट प्रातिपदिक) + aśman (अश्मन् प्रातिपदिक) + kāñcana (काञ्चन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय-भाव: loṣṭa/aśma/kāñcana-viṣaye samaḥ = equal regarding clod, stone, gold); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bālye: in childhood
• bālye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālya (बाल्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• sthitaḥ: remaining/being
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (स्थित कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from √sthā (स्था धातु); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• api: even/although
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), concessive

• vayasi: in youth/age
• vayasi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vayas (वयस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣāntaḥ: forbearing
• kṣāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣānta (क्षान्त कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from √kṣam (क्षम धातु) in sense 'patient/forbearing'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dāntaḥ: self-controlled
• dāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dānta (दान्त कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from √dam (दम् धातु) 'self-controlled'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• śubhe: in what is auspicious / in good (conduct)
• śubhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (शुभ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• rataḥ: engaged/delighting
• rataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (रत कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from √ram (रम् धातु) 'delighting/engaged'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Renunciation Ideals
• Self-control (Dama)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves a widely circulated ethical ideal—equanimity toward material value—also found in broader Sanskrit ascetic and dharma traditions, indicating shared moral vocabulary across genres.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To cultivate equanimity, patience, and self-control, valuing the auspicious (śubha) over material distinctions.