Varaha Purana 115.22: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 22

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

Devanagari script

षट्कर्मनिरतो भूत्वा अहङ्कारविवर्जितः ॥ लाभालाभं परित्यज्य भिक्षाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 115.22

Transliteration

ṣaṭkarmanirato bhūtvā ahaṅkāravivarjitaḥ || lābhālābhaṃ parityajya bhikṣāhāro jitendriyaḥ ||

Translation

ตั้งมั่นในกิจหกประการ ปราศจากอหังการ; ละความยึดติดในได้และเสีย ดำรงชีพด้วยบิณฑบาต และสำรวมอินทรีย์ทั้งหลาย

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Word by Word

• षट्-कर्म-निरतः: devoted to the six duties
• षट्-कर्म-निरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + निरत (कृदन्त, नि-रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; षट्कर्मणि निरतः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having become’

• अहङ्कार-विवर्जितः: free from ego
• अहङ्कार-विवर्जितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त, वर्ज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; अहङ्कारात् विवर्जितः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• लाभ-अलाभम्: gain and loss
• लाभ-अलाभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ (प्रातिपदिक) + अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (लाभश्च अलाभश्च)

• परित्यज्य: having renounced
• परित्यज्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) उपसर्गः परि-
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having abandoned’

• भिक्षा-आहारः: one whose food is alms
• भिक्षा-आहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भिक्षायाः आहारः)

• जित-इन्द्रियः: self-controlled (senses conquered)
• जित-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त, जि धातु) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: इन्द्रियाणि जितानि यस्य

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma
• Self-discipline
• Varṇāśrama

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a normative ideal of learned discipline combining ritual duty, mendicant economy, and psychological restraint—features central to classical dharma discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Non-attachment to outcomes and restraint of the senses, framed as virtues supporting responsible role-based conduct.