Varaha Purana 116.6: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 6
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
न ग्लानिर्न जरा तस्य न मोहॊ रॊग एव च ।। भुजाष्टादश जायन्ते धन्वी खड्गी शरि गदी
na glānir na jarā tasya na moho roga eva ca || bhujāṣṭādaśa jāyante dhanvī khaḍgī śarī gadī
அவனுக்கு சோர்வு இல்லை, முதுமை இல்லை, மயக்கம் இல்லை, நோயும் இல்லை. அவனுக்கு பதினெட்டு கரங்கள் தோன்றும்—வில் ஏந்தி, வாள் ஏந்தி, அம்பு ஏந்தி, கதாயுதம் ஏந்தியவனாகிறான்.
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It preserves a Purāṇic idiom where spiritual merit is expressed through idealized bodily perfection and iconographic attributes (multiple arms, weapons).
No geographic location is identified.
The verse functions as an incentive statement: disciplined observance is associated with freedom from afflictions and symbolic empowerment.
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