Varaha Purana 116.44: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 44
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
केचिन्मूकाश्च दृश्यन्ते ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥ विद्यमाने धने केचित्कृपणाः भोगवर्जिताः ॥
kecin mūkāś ca dṛśyante tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || vidyamāne dhane kecit kṛpaṇā bhogavarjitāḥ ||
บางคนปรากฏว่าเป็นใบ้—จะมีสิ่งใดทุกข์ยิ่งกว่านี้เล่า? กระนั้น แม้มีทรัพย์อยู่ บางคนเพราะตระหนี่ก็ยังเว้นจากการเสวยสุขและความเพลิดเพลิน
Varāha (default speaker for this nīti sequence)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic nīti theme: contrasting unavoidable misfortune (such as disability) with self-caused suffering (miserliness despite resources), a motif also seen in broader Sanskrit ethical literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a general ethical observation.
Possessing wealth without using it meaningfully can become a self-inflicted form of deprivation; ethical living includes appropriate, non-harmful enjoyment and generosity.
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