Varaha Purana 137.13 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 13
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
सुप्ता नैव च द्रष्टव्या व्रतमेतन्मुहूर्त्तकम् ।। आत्मनो वै गृृहजना ये केचित्स्वजने जनाः ॥
suptā naiva ca draṣṭavyā vratam etan muhūrttakam | ātmano vai gṛhajanā ye kecit svajane janāḥ ||
നിദ്രാവസ്ഥയിൽ ഒരിക്കലും കാണപ്പെടരുത്—ഇത് നിശ്ചിത കാലത്തേക്കുള്ള വ്രതമാണ്. സ്വന്തം വീട്ടിലെവർ, ഏതെങ്കിലും സ്വജന-ബന്ധുക്കൾ ഉണ്ടായാലും…
King of Kaliṅga (contextual continuation)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: urban threshold/roadway
Related Themes: Continuation verse leading into the townspeople/countryfolk’s reaction and instruction (ch. 137 narrative sequence)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative and expectant","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi (soft)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"storytelling, slightly hushed"}
FAQs
It preserves a micro-level social-ritual norm (vrata-niyama) characteristic of Purāṇic compendia that combine narrative with prescriptive conduct.
No specific place-name appears in this segment; it focuses on household conduct rather than sacred geography.
A discipline of privacy/restraint tied to vow-observance is emphasized, framed within household and kinship contexts.
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