Varaha Purana 208.6 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 6
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
विनिःश्वसन्यथा नागः कस्मात्त्वं परितप्यसे ॥ राजन्कस्माद्बिभेषि त्वमेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्
viniḥśvasan yathā nāgaḥ kasmāt tvaṁ paritapyase || rājan kasmād bibheṣi tvam etad icchāmi veditum
Seufzend wie eine Schlange—warum wirst du gequält? O König, warum fürchtest du dich? Dies möchte ich wissen.
Nārada
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"questioner","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"What is the cause of your torment and fear—why do you sigh like a serpent and tremble, O king?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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":"ethical-psychological inquiry (kāraṇa-parīkṣā)","core_concept":"Afflictive emotions (fear/torment) should be examined by tracing their causes rather than indulged or suppressed.","practical_application":"When fear or anger arises, articulate the symptom and ask for its root cause; seek counsel from a dharmic authority/wise interlocutor."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dialogue","Fear and Anger (afflictive emotions)"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: court/assembly implied by address 'rājan'
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208 (dialogue frame: Nārada questioning a 'king'/authority figure)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada, with vīṇā, questions a troubled king/authority figure who sighs like a serpent, his posture tense and fearful.","item_prompts":["Nārada holding vīṇā","troubled king with pale/strained face","serpentine metaphor suggested via coiling smoke-like breath","court/forest hermitage backdrop (neutral)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Nārada with ornate vīṇā and expressive eyes; the king shown with anxious bhāva, stylized breath lines; warm earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figures with gold-leaf ornaments; Nārada’s vīṇā highlighted; the king’s fearful expression emphasized with rich textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, restrained ornament; focus on facial expression—Nārada’s compassionate inquiry vs. king’s fear.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical forest-court hybrid; soft hills, minimal architecture; expressive gestures—Nārada’s raised hand in questioning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"inquiring, compassionate, slightly tense","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, interrogative, gently concerned"}
FAQs
It shows a diagnostic style of questioning in Sanskrit narrative—linking outward signs (sighing) to inner states (fear, distress) to prompt moral exposition.
No location is mentioned.
To investigate the roots of fear and distress through reasoned inquiry rather than letting them remain unexamined.
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