Varaha Purana 209.8 — Adhyaya 209, Shloka 8
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
वर्त्तमानापि विप्रेन्द्र प्रत्याख्यातापि वा सदा ॥ न दैवतं सम्प्रयाति पत्युर्न्यं कदाचन ॥
varttamānāpi viprendra pratyākhyātāpi vā sadā || na daivataṃ samprayāti patyuranyaṃ kadācana ||
婆羅門の中の最勝者よ、たとえ別れて住もうとも、また常に退けられようとも、彼女は決して、いかなる時も、夫以外の「神格」に帰依しない。
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Even if living apart or even if rejected, she should never turn to any other ‘divinity’ than her husband (exclusive pativratā devotion).","karmic_consequence":"Exclusive devotion is implied to preserve dharmic merit and spiritual protection; turning elsewhere is implied as adharma with loss of merit (explicit fruit not stated here)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics (niṣṭhā / exclusive allegiance)","core_concept":"Niṣṭhā (steadfast exclusive allegiance) is framed as the defining axis of dharma even under adverse social conditions (separation/rejection).","practical_application":"Maintain integrity of one’s chosen commitments under hardship; avoid opportunistic ‘substitute refuges’ when tested (applied broadly as steadfastness in vows)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Householder conduct","Gendered vows (pativratā ideal)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 209.4-209.7 (pativratā behavioral and honor typology)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as instructor voice) states that even in separation or rejection, the devoted wife does not seek any other ‘deity’ than her husband—depicting endurance amid hardship.","item_prompts":["teacher-figure Varāha in discourse posture (optional, non-zoomorphic)","woman standing alone yet resolute","distant household or husband figure separated by space","symbolic ‘other shrines’ or temptations turned away from"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha as dignified divine instructor at one side; the woman centered with steady posture; spatial separation motif; rich reds/greens, stylized architecture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varāha with gold-leaf aura and ornate frame; woman with modest halo; strong separation composition; gilded highlights on divine figure and borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical, restrained; emphasis on the woman’s steadfast expression; Varāha as calm teacher; minimal background to stress resolve.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poignant separation scene with delicate landscape; woman resolute, distant husband silhouette; subtle emotional tone, fine detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, resolute","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, compassionate but firm"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era normative discourse on gṛhastha (householder) ethics, where marital fidelity is framed through dharma vocabulary and social ideals.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ethical and domestic rather than topographical.
Exclusive loyalty to one’s husband is presented as the defining commitment of the pativratā ideal.
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