An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
यस्तु जीवति सन्तुष्टः स सुखायोपपद्यते ॥ भर्तुस्तु वै व्रतं स्त्रीणामेवमेव वसुन्धरे ॥
yas tu jīvati santuṣṭaḥ sa sukhāyopapadyate | bhartus tu vai vrataṃ strīṇām evam eva vasundhare ||
సంతృప్తితో జీవించేవాడు సుఖానికి అర్హుడు. ఓ వసుంధరా, స్త్రీల వ్రతం/ధర్మం భర్తుపరాయణతయే అని చెప్పబడింది.
Varāha
It combines a widely attested virtue (santoṣa) with a period-specific social norm, illustrating how Purāṇic discourse often blends universal ethics with historical household conventions.
No geographic location is identified; “Vasundharā” is an address to Earth as a speaking figure.
Contentment is presented as a direct basis for happiness; the verse also reflects a traditional framing of household duties.
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