Varaha Purana 207.52: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 52
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
दुर्ल्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु यच्च प्रियतरं तव ॥ तपोमयानां सर्वेषां द्विजातीनां च सुव्रत
durllabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu yac ca priyataraṃ tava || tapomayānāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ ca suvrata
Wahai yang berikrar mulia, apa yang sukar diperoleh di tiga alam dan yang paling engkau kasihi—ajaran ini bagi semua yang tekun bertapa, dan juga bagi golongan dwijati (dua kali lahir).
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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It uses standard Purāṇic address and social categories (dvijāti, tapas) to frame ethical teaching, reflecting the didactic style of Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is mentioned; “three worlds” is cosmological rather than geographical.
The verse introduces a teaching aimed at disciplined living (tapas) and moral restraint, presented as rare and highly valued.
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