Varaha Purana 28.10: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 10
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
साभिलाषां परस्त्रीं च भजमानां विसर्ज्जयेत् । स पापः पुरुषो ज्ञेयो ब्रह्महत्यां च विन्दति । एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज भजमानां भजस्व माम् ॥ २८.१० ॥
sābhilāṣāṃ parastrīṃ ca bhajamānāṃ visarjjayet | sa pāpaḥ puruṣo jñeyo brahmahatyāṃ ca vindati | evaṃ jñātvā mahārāja bhajamānāṃ bhajasva mām || 28.10 ||
മറ്റൊരാളുടെ ഭാര്യയായിട്ടും ആഗ്രഹത്തോടെ സംഗം തേടുന്ന സ്ത്രീയെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കണം. അവളോടു ചേർന്ന പുരുഷൻ പാപിയെന്നു അറിയപ്പെടും; ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാദോഷവും അവനിൽ പതിയും. ഇതറിഞ്ഞ്, ഹേ മഹാരാജാ, നിന്നെ ഭജിക്കുന്ന എന്നോടു സംഗമിക്കൂ.
Varāha (default attribution within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; addressee: a king, ‘mahārāja’)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era ethical discourse that aligns with broader Dharma literature, using established categories of transgression (e.g., brahmahatyā) to frame social and sexual conduct norms.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily normative/ethical rather than topographic.
The verse advises avoiding involvement with another man’s wife, presenting such conduct as a serious moral fault and associating it with a major category of sin.
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