Varaha Purana 49.31 — Adhyaya 49, Shloka 31
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
सा स्त्री धन्या स शूद्रस्तु तथा धन्यतरो मतः । भर्तुः सुश्रूषणं कृत्वा तत्परोक्षे हरेरिति ॥ ४९.३१ ॥
sā strī dhanyā sa śūdras tu tathā dhanyataro mataḥ | bhartuḥ suśrūṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā tatparokṣe harer iti || 49.31 ||
সেই নাৰী ধন্য, আৰু সেই শূদ্ৰও ধন্য—বৰং অধিক ধন্য বুলি ধৰা হয়—কাৰণ স্বামীৰ শুশ্ৰূষা কৰি, তেওঁৰ অনুপস্থিতিতো ‘হৰি’ নাম জপ কৰে।
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Hari invoked as iṣṭa-devatā within household dharma; no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa reference"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Household service (suśrūṣā) and remembrance/invocation of Hari—even in the husband’s absence—marks a woman (and likewise a Śūdra in analogous service) as ‘dhanya’ (fortunate).","karmic_consequence":"Faithful service joined with Hari-bhakti yields auspiciousness and moral esteem; neglect of duty and devotion implies loss of ‘dhanyatva’ and spiritual merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti in daily duty","core_concept":"Devotion to Hari can be integrated into ordinary roles; inner orientation (Hari-smaraṇa) elevates social duty into spiritual practice.","practical_application":"Transform routine service into worship through remembrance, mantra, and ethical care; cultivate devotion even when unobserved (tad-parokṣe)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Household Dharma","Social Duty","Devotional Practice (as cultural-philosophical category)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: domestic/āśrama context
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.32 (dvija-suśrūṣā and permission/anujñā)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A domestic scene: a devoted woman (or devoted servant) completes household service and then turns to a small Hari shrine, invoking him while the husband is away.","item_prompts":["simple home shrine to Hari","oil lamp/incense","woman in service posture","absent husband implied (empty seat/doorway)","gesture of prayer/japa beads"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: interior household with stylized shrine; woman in graceful posture offering lamp; warm devotional ambience; minimal narrative props for ‘absence’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: small Hari icon with gold halo; devotee figure with rich sari and ornaments; lamp and offerings highlighted with gilding.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle domestic realism; soft light from lamp; quiet devotion; refined textiles and calm faces.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate home-temple corner; delicate lines; subdued palette; emphasis on tenderness and quiet faith."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Gentle, normative, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kapi","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"soft, approving, with emphasis on ‘dhanyā’ and ‘hareḥ’"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era ethical discourse on household roles and merit (dhanya), illustrating how social duty and devotional language are framed as culturally valued conduct within the broader Sanskrit normative tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ethical and domestic rather than topographical.
The verse commends attentive service (suśrūṣaṇa) within household relationships and associates such conduct with merit, additionally linking it to remembrance or invocation of Hari in the spouse’s absence.
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