Varaha Purana 116.44: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 44
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
Uttara Bhāga · Nīti–Dharma (Ethics of livelihood, generosity, and household conduct)
केचिन्मूकाश्च दृश्यन्ते ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥ विद्यमाने धने केचित्कृपणाः भोगवर्जिताः ॥
kecin mūkāś ca dṛśyante tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || vidyamāne dhane kecit kṛpaṇā bhogavarjitāḥ ||
kechinmUkAshcha dRRishyante tato duHkhataraM nu kim || vidyamAne dhane kechitkRRipaNA bhogavarjitAH
Ada yang kelihatan bisu—apakah yang lebih menyakitkan daripada itu? Namun, walaupun harta ada, sebahagian orang kerana kedekut tetap terhalang daripada menikmati kesenangan.
Sandhi Notes
- kecin mūkāś ca → kecit + mūkāḥ + ca
- keचित्कृपणाः → kecit + kṛpaṇāḥ
- भोगवर्जिताः treated as compound bhoga-varjitāḥ
Varāha
Duḥkha can be fate-given (disability) or mind-made (kṛpaṇatā); the latter is curable through right attitude.
Practice dāna and balanced bhoga; avoid hoarding that prevents dhārmic enjoyment and sharing.
Recognize forms of duḥkha: physical limitation (muteness) and self-made poverty of enjoyment through miserliness despite wealth.
Cultivating generosity and appropriate enjoyment reduces duḥkha and supports dharma; miserliness yields continued deprivation and social/spiritual stagnation.
Varāha Purāṇa 116.116.1 (duḥkha from lack of refuge and degraded conduct)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic nīti theme: contrasting unavoidable misfortune (such as disability) with self-caused suffering (miserliness despite resources), a motif also seen in broader Sanskrit ethical literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a general ethical observation.
Possessing wealth without using it meaningfully can become a self-inflicted form of deprivation; ethical living includes appropriate, non-harmful enjoyment and generosity.
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