Varaha Purana 148.33: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 33
The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline
तपसा ज्ञानयुक्ता वा नित्यं कर्मसु चोद्यताः ॥ अनेन हि स्वभावेन मात्सर्यं चैव कुर्वते ॥
tapasā jñānayuktā vā nityaṃ karmasu codyatāḥ || anena hi svabhāvena mātsaryaṃ caiva kurvate ||
തപസ്സും ജ്ഞാനവും ഉള്ളവരായാലും, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിത്യം കർമങ്ങളിലേക്കു പ്രേരിതരായാലും—ഈ സ്വഭാവം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അവർ അസൂയയെ ആചരിക്കുന്നു.
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It illustrates an introspective Purāṇic ethic: even esteemed practices (tapas, jñāna) can coexist with moral failings understood as ingrained dispositions (svabhāva).
No geographic location is identified.
Examine and correct one’s underlying disposition; otherwise, envy can persist despite outwardly virtuous practices.
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