Varaha Purana 116.32: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 32

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

अहिंसोपारतः शुद्धः स सुखायोपजायते ॥ परभार्यां सुरूपां तु दृष्ट्वा दृष्टिर्न चालयते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.32

Transliteration

ahiṃsopārataḥ śuddhaḥ sa sukhāyopajāyate || parabhāryāṃ surūpāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭir na cālyate ||

Translation

Ang tumigil sa pananakit at naging dalisay ay nagiging sanhi ng kaginhawahan. Kapag nakita ang asawa ng iba, kahit maganda, hindi niya iniuuga ang tingin; nananatiling matatag ang kanyang paningin.

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Word by Word

• ahiṃsā-uparataḥ: refraining from violence
• ahiṃsā-uparataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ahiṃsā (प्रातिपदिक) + uparata (कृदन्त; उप+रम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: अहिंसायाम् उपरतः (one who has desisted from violence)

• śuddhaḥ: pure
• śuddhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (कृदन्त; śudh धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sukhāya: for happiness
• sukhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• upajāyate: arises / is born (as)
• upajāyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• para-bhāryām: another man’s wife
• para-bhāryām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: परस्य भāryā (another’s wife)

• surūpām: beautiful
• surūpām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ: सु-रूपा (beautiful)

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• dṛṣṭiḥ: gaze / sight
• dṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• cālyate: is moved / wavers
• cālyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: is moved)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Gṛhastha Dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It expresses a Purāṇic model of virtue combining ahiṃsā with sensory restraint, illustrating how moral ideals were articulated for householders.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To desist from harm, cultivate purity, and practice restraint—specifically, not allowing desire to destabilize one’s conduct.