Varaha Purana 148.32: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 32

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Uttara Bhāga · Mātsarya as a Veil to Direct Knowledge

Devanagari script

यस्तु मात्सर्यसंयुक्तो न स पश्यति मां क्वचित् ॥ बहुकर्मसमायुक्ता दानाध्ययननिष्ठिताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.32

Transliteration

yas tu mātsaryasaṃyukto na sa paśyati māṃ kvacit || bahukarmasamāyuktā dānādhyayananiṣṭhitāḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

แต่ผู้ที่ประกอบด้วยความริษยา ย่อมไม่เห็นเรา ณ ที่ใดเลย (แม้จะ) ประกอบกิจมากมาย ตั้งมั่นในทานและการศึกษา—

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Word by Word

• यः: who
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• मात्सर्य-संयुक्तः: joined with envy
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: 'मात्सर्येण संयुक्तः'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: मात्सर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त, सम्√युज् + क्त)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation marker)
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• सः: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पश्यति: sees
• Type: Verb
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Root: √पश् (धातु)

• माम्: me
• Type: Noun
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• क्वचित्: anywhere, ever
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb: anywhere/ever)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)

• बहु-कर्म-समायुक्ताः: engaged in many actions
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: 'बहुभिः कर्मभिः समायुक्ताः'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त, सम्-आ√युज् + क्त)

• दान-अध्ययन-निष्ठिताः: devoted to giving and study
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (itaretara): 'दाने च अध्ययने च निष्ठिताः'
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्ठित (कृदन्त, नि√स्था + क्त)

Sandhi Notes

• यस्तु = यः + तु
• मात्सर्यसंयुक्तः = मात्सर्य + संयुक्तः (समास)
• बहुकर्मसमायुक्ताः = बहु + कर्म + समायुक्ताः
• दानाध्ययननिष्ठिताः = दान + अध्ययन + निष्ठिताः (द्वन्द्व)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Bibhatsa rasaSetting: Dialogue space

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Concerned, seeking clarity about spiritual failure despite outward virtue

What she asks

Why do some fail to perceive you even while performing many meritorious acts like dāna and adhyayana?

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Antahkaraṇa-śuddhi as condition for īśvara-darśana

Subjects

EthicsSpiritual discipline

Core idea

Perception of the Divine is moral-psychological: envy veils omnipresent Bhagavān despite outward piety.

In practice

Audit motives behind charity and learning; practice muditā (joy in others’ good), gratitude, and non-comparison to dissolve envy.

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Dialogue

With the Earth

Varāha instructs Bhū-devī on the inner obstacle (mātsarya) that blocks his presence/darśana.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Moral Psychology
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a recurrent Purāṇic critique: ritual, charity, and learning are insufficient when undermined by moral afflictions like envy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical purification—specifically the removal of envy—is required; external merits alone do not yield the intended insight.