Varaha Purana 208.16 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 16
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
साऽब्रवीत्तु विमानस्था साधयन्ती शुभाङ्गना ॥ विचित्रं प्रसृतं वाक्यं सर्वसत्त्वसुखावहम् ॥
sā'bravīt tu vimānasthā sādhayantī śubhāṅganā | vicitraṃ prasṛtaṃ vākyaṃ sarvasattvasukhāvaham ||
ಆಗ ವಿಮಾನಸ್ಥಿತಳಾದ ಆ ಶುಭಾಂಗನೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದಳು—ಅವಳು ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿದ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದಳು; ಅದು ಸರ್ವಸತ್ತ್ವಗಳ ಸುಖಹಿತವನ್ನು ತರುವುದಾಗಿತ್ತು।
Narrator (implicit; default framework: Varāha)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer","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":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Narrative transition introducing a beneficent, didactic speech.","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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":"dharma-upadeśa (ethical instruction)","core_concept":"Loka-saṅgraha: discourse aimed at universal welfare.","practical_application":"Frame one’s counsel and judgments to be broadly beneficial (sarva-sattva-sukhāvaha), not merely partisan."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Didactic discourse","Narrative literature"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial/liminal
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa, adhyāya 208 (pativratā–dharmarāja narrative sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An auspicious woman seated in a radiant vimāna addresses an unseen audience, her speech portrayed as expansive and welfare-giving.","item_prompts":["celestial chariot (vimāna)","haloed virtuous woman (śubhāṅganā)","open hand in teaching gesture","sky backdrop with soft clouds/light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal, serene śubhāṅganā in ornate vimāna, flat luminous sky bands, restrained gesture of instruction, rich reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central seated woman in vimāna with heavy gold-leaf halo and jewelry, embossed arch, minimal sky, didactic hand-mudrā.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading, elegant vimāna details, calm facial expression emphasizing śānta-rasa.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical sky, slender figure in vimāna, gentle palette, emphasis on poetic ‘extended speech’ through attentive listeners below (suggested)."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory, instructive","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, composed, slightly elevated to mark a formal discourse opening."}
FAQs
It signals a transition from confrontation to instruction, a common Purāṇic technique where a new speaker introduces a normative ethical viewpoint.
No location is named in this verse.
The discourse is framed as benefiting all beings, aligning ethical speech with universal welfare rather than narrow interest.
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