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)
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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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