Varaha Purana 208.83 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 83
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
एवं पतिव्रतां विप्र पूजयामि नमामि च ॥
evaṃ pativratāṃ vipra pūjayāmi namāmi ca ||
So, o Brāhmaṇa, ehre ich und verneige mich vor der dem Gatten gelobten Ehefrau (pativratā).
Varāha (default framework; explicit speaker not marked in fragment)
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":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A pativratā (devoted, dharma-abiding wife) is worthy of honor and reverential salutation.","karmic_consequence":"Honoring chastity/steadfastness upholds household dharma and yields merit; contempt for such virtue erodes dharma and brings social and karmic decline."}
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 (role-dharma and virtue ethics)","core_concept":"Inner steadfastness (niṣṭhā) expressed through faithful duty becomes spiritually venerable.","practical_application":"Cultivate fidelity, responsibility, and integrity in relationships; publicly honor exemplars to strengthen communal ethics."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social ideals","Householder dharma"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Teaching/dialogue frame
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208 (pativratā praise within hospitality narrative)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A revered speaker bows to and honors a pativratā, with a brāhmaṇa addressed as witness to the moral teaching.","item_prompts":["gesture of namaskāra","pativratā with modest attire","brāhmaṇa listener","domestic altar or threshold (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dignified pativratā centered; the speaker in respectful bow; minimal background with decorative motifs; emphasis on serenity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: pativratā enthroned-like on a low seat; gold-leaf halo-like ornamentation; speaker offering añjali.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined domestic interior; subtle expressions; emphasis on respectful posture and calm dignity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle domestic scene; soft colors; lyrical reverence with simple architecture and attentive brāhmaṇa."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Reverential, didactic","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"Slow","voice_tone":"Grave, respectful"}
FAQs
It records a normative social ideal (pativratā) and frames it as worthy of public honor, reflecting household-centered ethics common in Purāṇic literature.
No geographic reference occurs in this verse.
To honor ethically exemplary conduct (here, marital devotion) through respect and salutations.
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