Varaha Purana 209.12: Adhyaya 209, Shloka 12
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
भर्तारमनुशोचन्ती मृत्युद्वारं न पश्यति ॥ गीतवादित्रनृत्यानि प्रेक्षणीयान्यनेकशः ॥
bhartāramanuśocantī mṛtyudvāraṃ na paśyati || gītavāditranṛtyāni prekṣaṇīyānyanekaśaḥ ||
जो औरत पति के लिए रोती है, वो मौत का दरवाज़ा नहीं देखती। गाने, बजाना और नाच, यह सब देखने वाली चीज़ें बहुत होती हैं।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
FAQs
It is valuable for cultural history because it explicitly lists performing arts (song, instruments, dance) within a moral-discursive setting.
No geographic identification is present in this line.
It associates steadfast spousal orientation with overcoming or not encountering the ‘gate of death’, while introducing the theme of avoiding distracting spectacles.
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