Varaha Purana 30.7: Adhyaya 30, Shloka 7
The Origin of Dhanada (Kubera) from Vāyu and the Observance of the Ekādaśī Vow
Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma–Dāna–Devapūjā (Prosperity rites and merit-oriented observances)
तस्याशु धनदो देवस्तुष्टः सर्वं प्रयच्छति । एषा धनपतेर्मूर्तिः सर्वकिल्बिषनाशिनी ॥ ३०.७ ॥
tasyāśu dhanado devastuṣṭaḥ sarvaṃ prayacchati | eṣā dhanapatermūrtiḥ sarvakilbiṣanāśinī || 30.7 ||
tasyAshu dhanado devastuShTaH sarvaM prayachChati | eShA dhanapatermUrtiH sarvakilbiShanAshinI || 30.7 ||
Zadowolony z tego obrzędu, bóstwo Dhanada szybko przyznaje wszystko. To jest ucieleśniona forma Dhanapatiego, niszczyciela wszelkiego kilbiṣy, wszelkiej moralnej skazy.
Sandhi Notes
- tasyāśu = tasya + āśu
- devastuṣṭaḥ = devaḥ + tuṣṭaḥ
- dhanapatermūrtiḥ = dhanapateḥ + mūrtiḥ
- sarvakilbiṣanāśinī analyzed as tatpuruṣa compound
Varāha
Reassured, hopeful
What is the promised fruit of the observance, and how does it purify moral taint (kilbiṣa)?
Disciplined observance invites divine satisfaction (tuṣṭi), which manifests as both material fulfillment and ethical purification.
Pursue prosperity through vrata, śauca, and restraint; treat gains as prasāda and maintain ongoing purification through conduct.
Dhanapati’s ‘mūrti’ as ‘sarva-kilbiṣa-nāśinī’ links prosperity with purification: wealth becomes dharmic when rooted in inner cleansing and regulated desire—an ethical sacralization of artha.
The fruit (phala) is framed as a response to disciplined offering/niyama—like yajña yielding iṣṭa; purification parallels ritual expiation where impurity is ‘burned’ (here removed through vrata).
Purification (pāpa-kṣaya/antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) is prerequisite for stable prosperity and higher aims; artha is subordinated to dharma, reducing bondage to acquisition.
Proper observance leading to Dhanada’s satisfaction results in granting of desired aims and destruction of kilbiṣa (moral taint).
Following yields swift fulfillment and purification; neglect forfeits the purificatory and prosperity outcomes.
Swift granting of ‘everything’ (desired boons/prosperity) and removal of all kilbiṣa
Varāha Purāṇa 30.30.6 (Ekādaśī and anagni-pakvāśī rule); Varāha Purāṇa 30.30.5 (dhanapatitva via protection of divine wealth/fruit)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic idiom in which prosperity (dhanada) is framed as a result of approved observance and ethical-purificatory merit, illustrating how ritual culture and moral vocabulary (e.g., kilbiṣa) intersect in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it focuses on the efficacy of an observance and the granting of wealth and purification.
The verse promotes the idea that disciplined observance aligned with dharma yields both material support (prosperity) and moral purification (removal of kilbiṣa), presenting ethical self-cultivation and merit as linked outcomes.
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