Varaha Purana 177.12: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 12
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
दृष्ट्वा रूपमतीवास्य साम्बस्यैव वरस्त्रियः ॥ चुक्षुभुः सकला देव्यो कृष्णस्यैव तु पश्यतः
dṛṣṭvā rūpamatīvāsya sāmbasyaiva varastriyaḥ || cukṣubhuḥ sakalā devyo kṛṣṇasyaiva tu paśyataḥ
साम्ब का रूप देख के सब औरतें पागल हो गई थीं। वो इतना अच्छा दिखता था कि देवियों का भी दिल हिल गया। कृष्ण सब देख रहा था।
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative strategies that connect aesthetics (rūpa/beauty) with moral-social consequences, a recurring motif in Sanskrit literature.
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The verse sets up a cautionary narrative about agitation of mind arising from sensory attraction, framed within a social setting.
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