Varaha Purana 209.14: Adhyaya 209, Shloka 14
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
नान्यं या मनसा पश्येन्मृत्युद्वारं न पश्यति ॥ देवतार्चयन्तं वा भुज्यमानमपि द्विज ॥
nānyaṃ yā manasā paśyenmṛtyudvāraṃ na paśyati || devatārcayantaṃ vā bhujyamānamapi dvija ||
जो औरत अपने मन में किसी दूसरे मर्द को नहीं देखती, वो मौत का दरवाज़ा नहीं देखती। चाहे उसका पति देवताओं की पूजा कर रहा हो या खाना खा रहा हो, उसको फर्क नहीं पड़ता।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
FAQs
It shows the ethical emphasis on internal intention (manas) alongside outward conduct, a recurring feature in later Sanskrit moral discourse.
No geographic location is named.
The instruction stresses mental exclusivity (not turning the mind toward another partner) as integral to the pativratā ideal.
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