Varaha Purana 208.1: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 1
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
अथ पतिव्रतोपाख्यानवर्णनम् ॥ ऋषिपुत्र उवाच ॥ मुहूर्त्तस्य तु कालस्य दिव्याभरणभूषितान् ॥ प्रयातान्दिवि संप्रेक्ष्य विमानैः सूर्यसन्निभैः
atha pativratopākhyāna-varṇanam || ṛṣiputra uvāca || muhūrttasya tu kālasya divyābharaṇa-bhūṣitān || prayātān divi saṁprekṣya vimānaiḥ sūrya-sannibhaiḥ
Nun beginnt die Darstellung der Erzählung von der treuen Gattin. Der Sohn des ṛṣi sprach: Nach kurzer Zeit, als er sie im Himmel dahinfahren sah, mit göttlichem Schmuck geziert, auf Vimānas, die wie die Sonne strahlten, da sprach er.
Ṛṣiputra
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical exemplum (ācāra-kathā)","core_concept":"Pativratā-ideal as a culturally sanctioned dharmic power that can lead to divine elevation.","practical_application":"Cultivate fidelity, restraint, and dharmic conduct in household life; treat narrative outcomes as models for conduct (anuśīlana)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Literature","Cultural Ideals"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic/otherworldly
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: pativratā-upākhyāna frame (this adhyāya opening)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrator-sage’s son watches radiant beings, ornamented with divine jewelry, ascending into the sky in sun-bright aerial chariots.","item_prompts":["multiple vimānas","golden radiance like the sun","divine ornaments (mukuṭa, hāra, kuṇḍala)","sky with light clouds","onlooker sage youth (ṛṣiputra) in simple garb"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: luminous golden vimānas against deep blue sky, stylized jewelry, calm onlooker ṛṣiputra with minimal ornaments, strong contour lines and flat color fields.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central sun-like vimāna with heavy gold-leaf ornamentation, embossed jewelry on the departing figures, rich red/green background accents.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading on faces and ornaments, refined vimāna details with restrained gold highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: airy Himalayan palette, pale sky wash, small elegant vimānas with bright halos, narrative onlooker placed at lower corner."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"wonder-struck narrative opening","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, slightly elevated, descriptive"}
FAQs
It marks a narrative transition (upākhyāna) typical of Purāṇic compilation style, introducing an ethical exemplum (pativratā ideal) through a framed dialogue.
No specific location is named; the scene is set broadly “in the sky” (divi) with vimāna imagery.
The verse functions as narrative setup; the ethical instruction is implicit in the forthcoming pativratā exemplum rather than stated directly here.
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