Varaha Purana 137.41: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 41

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

धनधान्यसमृद्धेषु रूपवान्गुणवान्शुचिः ॥ मद्भक्तश्चैव जायेत मम कर्मपरायणः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.41

Transliteration

dhanadhānyasamṛddheṣu rūpavān guṇavān śuciḥ | madbhaktaś caiva jāyeta mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

ในตระกูลที่อุดมด้วยทรัพย์และธัญญาหาร บุคคลย่อมเกิดมางาม มีคุณธรรม และบริสุทธิ์; และย่อมเป็นภักตะของเรา มุ่งมั่นในการประกอบกิจที่เราบัญญัติไว้

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Word by Word

• dhana: wealth

• dhānya: grain/produce

• samṛddheṣu: among the prosperous (families)

• rūpavān: possessing beauty

• guṇavān: possessing virtues/good qualities

• śuciḥ: pure/clean

• mad-bhaktaḥ: devoted to me

• ca eva: and indeed

• jāyeta: is born/becomes

• mama: my

• karma-parāyaṇaḥ: intent on/committed to (prescribed) actions

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It connects moral-ritual life with ideals of prosperity and virtue, reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode social values alongside spiritual pedagogy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It commends purity (śuci), cultivated virtues (guṇa), devotion (bhakti), and committed practice (karmaparāyaṇa) as a coherent ethical profile.