Varaha Purana 115.27: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 27
The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties
अल्पभाषी गुणज्ञश्च नित्यं भागवतप्रियः ॥ गुरुविद्योऽनसूयश्च निन्द्यकर्मविवर्जितः ॥
alpabhāṣī guṇajñaś ca nityaṃ bhāgavatapriyaḥ | guruvidyo 'nasūyaś ca nindyakarmavivarjitaḥ ||
अल्पभाषी गुणज्ञश्च नित्यं भागवतप्रियः। गुरुविद्याऽनसूयश्च निन्द्यकर्मविवर्जितः॥
Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha completes the ethical portrait with bhakti-social markers: love for bhāgavatas, guru-vidyā reverence, non-envy, and avoidance of blameworthy acts."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious about devotional-social discipline that stabilizes dharma","key_question":"What daily disciplines—speech restraint, virtue-discrimination, devotion to bhāgavatas, guru-reverence, and non-envy—mark a truly dharmic person?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Speak little, know virtues, cherish bhāgavatas, honor guru and learning, be free from envy, and avoid censurable deeds.","karmic_consequence":"Such conduct builds sattva and good association leading toward devotion and auspicious rebirth/liberation; envy and nindya-karma lead to social and karmic decline."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-ethics / sādhana","core_concept":"Devotion is safeguarded by speech-restraint, non-envy (an-asūyā), and reverence for guru and vidyā; sādhu-saṅga is a defining love.","practical_application":"Limit speech, cultivate discernment of guṇa/guṇa-vat, seek bhāgavata company, serve teachers, and audit actions to avoid nindya-karmas."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct","Devotional Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: dialogue-space (purāṇic instruction)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 115.25 (no slander; impartiality)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet, disciplined devotee-king (or noble person) sits among bhāgavatas, honoring a guru, with symbols of restrained speech and non-envy.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching Bhū-devī","circle of bhāgavatas (satsaṅga)","guru seated with scripture","student offering respectful salutation","closed-lips/hand-over-mouth gesture for alpabhāṣī","serpent/green-eyed motif subdued to symbolize envy overcome"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, satsaṅga tableau with Varāha and Bhū-devī, guru at center of a side vignette, warm devotional palette, calm faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-leaf halos for guru and Varāha, ornate satsaṅga setting, embossed scripture and offering plate, serene bhakti mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, intimate guru-śiṣya scene with fine detailing of manuscript and rosary, restrained elegance, emphasis on quietude.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature, hillside āśrama satsang, guru teaching, devotees listening, subtle symbolism for non-envy, soft colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, inward, precise"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical register: self-restraint (measured speech), non-envy, and reverence for teachers as markers of disciplined religious and social life.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Cultivate restrained speech, virtuous discernment, non-envy, and avoidance of censurable actions, alongside respect for teachers and learning.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.