Varaha Purana 20.10 — Adhyaya 20, Shloka 10
The Birth of the Aśvins: Solar Lineage, Saṃjñā and Chāyā, and the Granting of a Hymn and Boons
यदा त्वसदृशं भेजे पुत्रान् प्रति नरोत्तम । संज्ञां प्रोवाच भगवान् क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । असमत्वं न कर्त्तव्यं स्वेष्वपत्येषु भामिनि ॥ २०.१० ॥
yadā tv asadṛśaṁ bheje putrān prati narottama | saṁjñāṁ provāca bhagavān krodhasaṁraktalocanaḥ | asamatvaṁ na kartavyaṁ sveṣv apatyeṣu bhāmini || 20.10 ||
Mais lorsque le meilleur des hommes adopta une attitude inconvenante envers ses fils, le Bienheureux—les yeux rougis de colère—s’adressa à Saṁjñā : «Ô femme ardente, qu’il ne soit point fait d’inégalité envers ses propres enfants».
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not named in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How should a householder maintain justice—specifically, must one avoid partiality toward one’s own children?"}
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 parent must not practice inequality/partiality among one’s own children; impartial affection and fair conduct are dharmic.","karmic_consequence":"Impartiality sustains household harmony and dharma; partiality breeds conflict, resentment, and adharma leading to suffering and social rupture."}
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":"ethics/niti","core_concept":"Dharma in the household begins with samatva (even-handedness) toward dependents; favoritism is a seed of adharma.","practical_application":"Treat children and dependents with consistent standards of care, discipline, inheritance, and praise; check bias born of attachment."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Householder conduct","Justice and impartiality"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varaha Purana: Dharma-upadesha sections on grihastha-niti (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern divine instructor admonishes a woman (Saṁjñā) about not showing partiality to her children; his eyes are reddened with anger.","item_prompts":["divine figure seated or standing in teaching posture","reddened eyes indicating controlled wrath","Saṁjñā listening with agitation","domestic setting suggesting household ethics","gesture of warning/teaching (raised hand, abhaya or tarjani)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: the deity with pronounced netra-bhava (reddened eyes), bold outlines, warm earth pigments; Saṁjñā in ornate attire, domestic backdrop minimal, emphasis on expressive faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central divine teacher with halo and rich jewelry, gold-leaf accents; Saṁjñā slightly aside, hands in hesitant añjali; minimal interior props, strong frontal composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, subdued palette; the teacher’s stern expression and red-tinged eyes; Saṁjñā shown conflicted, with delicate textiles and calm interior space.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly interior; the teacher admonishing with a pointed gesture; Saṁjñā in profile, emotional tension conveyed through posture and spacing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory, morally forceful","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, clipped consonants, controlled intensity"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic nīti-style guidance that aligns with broader Sanskrit ethical literature, emphasizing fairness within the household as a foundational social principle.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ethical and interpersonal rather than topographical.
One should not practice partiality or unequal treatment toward one’s own children; fairness within family relations is presented as a normative duty.
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