Varaha Purana 209.9: Adhyaya 209, Shloka 9
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
सा न मृत्युमुखं याति एवं या स्त्री पतिव्रता ॥ एवं या तु भवेद्नित्यं भर्त्तुः प्रियहिते रता ॥
sā na mṛtyumukhaṃ yāti evaṃ yā strī pativratā || evaṃ yā tu bhavennityaṃ bharttuḥ priyahite ratā ||
जो औरत पति की पूजा करती है, वो मौत के मुँह में नहीं जाती। जो औरत हमेशा पति के काम आती है और उसको खुश रखती है, उसका यही हाल होता है।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts often link domestic virtue to auspicious outcomes using vivid metaphors like ‘the mouth of death’.
No place-name appears here; the verse is thematic (ethical instruction) rather than geographical.
Consistent commitment to a spouse’s welfare is presented as a defining mark of the pativratā.
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