Varaha Purana 22.15: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 15
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
अब्रह्मण्यं गतं कन्ये धावस्वानय मां रुषः । यावन्नायाति विकृतिं तावन्मां त्रातुमर्हसि ॥ २२.१५ ॥
abrahmaṇyaṃ gataṃ kanye dhāvasvānaya māṃ ruṣaḥ | yāvannāyāti vikṛtiṃ tāvanmāṃ trātum arhasi || 22.15 ||
उसने कहा, बेटी, यह गलत काम कर रहा है ब्राह्मण के साथ। जल्दी जाके उसको ला। जब तक वो और बुरा नहीं हो जाता, तब तक तुम मुझे बचाओ।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic ethical register where social stability is linked to proper conduct toward learned and ritual-specialist communities, using concise imperative speech typical of narrative dialogue.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily ethical and narrative rather than topographic.
The verse frames urgency around preventing further moral or social deterioration (vikṛti) and emphasizes protective responsibility and corrective intervention when conduct becomes abrahmaṇya (contrary to brahminical propriety).
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