Varaha Purana 49.32: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 32
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
सा स्त्री धन्या तथा शूद्रो द्विजसुश्रूषणे रतः । तदनुज्ञया हरेर्भक्तिः स्त्री शूद्रो तेन साध्विति ॥ ४९.३२ ॥
sā strī dhanyā tathā śūdro dvija-suśrūṣaṇe rataḥ | tad-anujñayā harer bhaktiḥ strī śūdro tena sādhv iti || 49.32 ||
Jene Frau gilt als gesegnet, und ebenso der Śūdra, der eifrig im Dienst an den Dvija (den Zweimalgeborenen) steht. Mit ihrer Erlaubnis wird die Bhakti zu Hari gepriesen; dadurch werden Frau und Śūdra als sādhu, als tugendhaft, bezeichnet.
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic-era discourse on social duty (dharma) and devotional practice (bhakti), presenting how virtue is articulated through service norms and sanctioned participation within a traditional social framework.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the content is ethical and social rather than topographical.
The verse frames virtue and good standing in terms of devoted service (suśrūṣā) and devotion to Hari undertaken with appropriate consent (anujñā), emphasizing socially regulated conduct alongside devotional orientation.
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