Varaha Purana 208.70: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 70

Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā

Devoted Wife

Uttara Bhāga · Dāna–Phala and Royal Dharma (Sūrya–Janaka Narrative Context)

Devanagari script

अनुरूपा विशुद्धा च तपसा च वराङ्गना॥ पतिव्रता च साध्वी च नित्यं तव हिते रता॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 208.70

Transliteration

anurūpā viśuddhā ca tapasā ca varāṅganā || pativratā ca sādhvī ca nityaṃ tava hite ratā ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

वो लड़की तुम्हारे लिए बिल्कुल सही है। वो साफ है और तपस्या की वजह से बड़ी अच्छी है। अपने पति के साफ पक्की है, अच्छी है, और हमेशा तुम्हारा भला चाहती है।

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Word by Word

• anurūpā: suitable, fitting
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.); viśeṣaṇa (adjective)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• viśuddhā: pure
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: viśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• tapasā: by austerity, through penance
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुंसकaliṅga (n.), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instr. 3), Ekavacana; karaṇa (instrument/means)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• varāṅganā: excellent woman
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; samāsa: karmadhāraya (vara-aṅganā = excellent woman)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: vara + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)

• pativratā: devoted to her husband
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; samāsa: ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pateḥ vratā = devoted to husband)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: pati + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• sādhvī: virtuous woman
• Type: Noun
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; guṇavācaka (virtuous woman)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• nityam: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)

• tava: of you, your
• Type: Noun
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana; sarvanāma (pronoun)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• hite: in (your) welfare, for (your) benefit
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Saptamī vibhakti (Loc. 7), Ekavacana; viṣaya/adhikaraṇa (sphere)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)

• ratā: devoted, engaged
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; bhāva/avasthā-vācaka (devoted/engaged)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rata (प्रातिपदिक; from √ram)

Sandhi Notes

• varāṅganā analyzed as samāsa (vara+aṅganā)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Shringara rasaSetting: Household/royal household

Speaker

Sūrya (Vivasvān) (contextual inference from nearby verses)

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Gṛhastha-dharma (relational ethics)

Subjects

EthicsRoyal DharmaHouseholder Conduct

Core idea

Personal discipline (tapas) and fidelity are portrayed as forces that protect and uplift the household and polity.

In practice

Cultivate mutual welfare-orientation in marriage; practice self-restraint, truthfulness, and supportive partnership (read as reciprocal dharma in contemporary application).

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dharma Ethics
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic ethical vocabulary describing idealized household virtues, used within narrative dialogue to frame social and royal conduct.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location appears in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds ideals of purity, austerity, and sustained commitment to another’s welfare within marital/householder ethics.