Varaha Purana 205.8: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 8
Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results
बहुसुन्दरनार्यङ्के ह्याद्ये परमधार्मिकम् ॥ कलौ मानुषतां यातु धर्मस्येह निदर्शनम् ॥
bahu-sundara-nāry-aṅke hy ādye parama-dhārmikam | kalau mānuṣatāṃ yātu dharmasyeha nidarśanam ||
ആദ്യാവസ്ഥയിൽ, അതിസുന്ദരിയായ സ്ത്രീയുടെ മടിയിലിരുന്നാലും അവൻ പരമധാർമ്മികൻ. കലിയുഗത്തിൽ ഇത് മനുഷ്യരൂപം പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ—ഇവിടെ ധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ദൃഷ്ടാന്തമാകട്ടെ.
Ṛṣiputra (didactic; syntax suggests an exemplum but context is fragmentary)
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic practice of presenting ‘nidarśana’ (exempla) for dharma, often framed with Kali-yuga as a moral backdrop.
None; the verse uses temporal framing (Kali age) rather than geography.
Dharma is to be demonstrated through lived exemplars, especially emphasized against the perceived moral challenges of the Kali age.
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