अग्निना वायुना चैव दृष्टो धर्मोऽन्यथा धरे
By Agni and by Vayu, dharma has been seen otherwise, O Earth.
कुबेरेणान्यथा दृष्टः शाण्डिल्येनापि चान्यथा
Kubera saw it differently, and so did Shandilya.
पितृभिश्चान्यथा दृष्टो ह्यन्यथापि स्वयम्भुवा
The ancestors saw it differently, and so too did Svayambhu.
स्वकं पालयते धर्मं स्वमतेनैव भाषितम् 121.
Each maintains his own dharma, as spoken according to his own understanding.
न निन्देद्धर्मकार्याणि आत्मधर्मपथे स्थितः
One who stands firm on his own path of dharma should not revile the dharmic acts of others.
वियोनिं स न गच्छेत मम लोकाय गच्छति
He does not enter the womb again, but comes to My world.
तरन्ति पुरुषा येन गर्भसंसारसागरम्
By this, men cross over the ocean of worldly existence and birth.
आत्मोपकारका नित्यं देवातिथिगुरुप्रियाः
Those who are always helpful to themselves, and dear to gods, guests, and teachers—
मनसा ब्राह्मणीं चैव यो गच्छेन्न कदाचन
He who never approaches a Brahmin woman, even in thought—
सर्वेषां चैव पुत्राणां न विशेषं करोति यः
And who makes no distinction among all his sons—
यः स्पृशेत्कपिलां भक्त्या कुमारीं न च दूषयेत्
He who touches a Kapila cow with devotion, and does not defile a maiden—
जलेन मेहयेद्यस्तु गुरुभक्तो न जल्पकः
He who offers water, is devoted to his teacher, and is not talkative—
स च गर्भं न गच्छेत मम लोकं स गच्छति
He does not enter the womb; he attains my world.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे जन्माभावो नामैकविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred twenty-first chapter, called 'The Absence of Birth,' in the glorious Varaha Purana.
अथ कोकामुखमाहात्म्यम् गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे
Now, the greatness of Kokamukha: Hear, O Vasundhara, the supreme secret among secrets.
अष्टम्यां च चतुर्द्दश्यां मैथुनं यो न गच्छति
He who does not engage in intercourse on the eighth or fourteenth day—
बाल्ये वयस्यपि च यो मम नित्यमनुव्रतः
He who, even in childhood or youth, always follows me faithfully—
आयासे जीवति न यः प्रविभागी गुणान्वितः
He who, though living amid hardship, does not divide, and is endowed with virtues—
विकर्म नाभिकुर्वीत कौमारव्रतसंस्थितः
He should not commit wrongful acts, remaining steadfast in the vow of youth.
मत्या च निःस्पृहोऽत्यन्तं परार्थेष्वस्पृहः सदा इमं गुह्यं वरारोहे देवैरपि दुरासदम्
And he who is utterly free from desire, always without longing for others' possessions, O fair one, this secret is difficult even for the gods to attain.
तच्छृणुष्वानवद्याङ्गि कथ्यमानं मयाऽनघे
Hear this, O flawless-limbed one, as I recount it to you, O sinless one.
ये न हिंसन्ति भूतानि शुद्धात्मानो दयापराः
Those who do not harm living beings, whose hearts are pure and who are devoted to compassion—
मनसा न चलत्येव मम वल्लभतां व्रजेत्
Their minds do not waver; they attain my beloved status.
वराहरूपिणं देवं प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धरा ।। 122.
Vasundhara spoke to the god in the form of Varaha.
एवं मे परमं गुह्यं त्वद्भक्त्या वक्तुमर्हसि
Thus, by your devotion, you are worthy to hear my supreme secret.
भद्रकर्णह्रदं चैव हित्वा कोकां प्रशंससि
Having abandoned the Bhadrakarna lake, you praise Kokamukha.
केदारं च ततो मुक्त्वा कि कोकां च प्रशंससि
Having left Kedara, why do you praise Kokamukha?
दुर्गं महाबलं मुक्त्वा किं वै कोकां प्रशंससि
Having left the mighty fortress, why indeed do you praise Kokamukha?
एकलिङ्गं ततो मुक्त्वा किं वा कोकां प्रशंससि
Having left Ekalinga, why do you praise Kokamukha?
वराहरूपी भगवान्प्रत्युवाच वसुन्धराम् एवमेतन्महाभागे यन्मां त्वं भीरु भाषसे
The Lord, in the form of Varaha, replied to Vasundhara: 'O great one, what you say to me, O timid one, is so.'