Varaha Purana 49.9: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 9
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
ताः दास्य इव कर्माणि कुर्वन्त्यहरहः शुभाः । कान्तिमत्या महाभाग भयात् त्रस्ताः विचेतसः ॥ ४९.९ ॥
tā dāsya iva karmāṇi kurvanty aharahaḥ śubhāḥ | kāntimatyā mahābhāga bhayāt trastā vicetasaḥ || 49.9 ||
ആ ശുഭസ്ത്രീകൾ ദാസിമാരെന്നപോലെ ദിനംപ്രതി കര്മ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്തു. കാന്തിമതിയെ ഭയന്ന് അവർ സന്ത്രസ്തരായി മനസ്സു കലങ്ങിയിരുന്നു.
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative motif: social behavior shaped by power and fear, offering a window into ethical reflection and literary depiction of household or courtly dynamics in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on interpersonal dynamics involving the figure Kāntimatī.
The verse highlights how fear can compel outwardly “good” or orderly conduct, implicitly inviting reflection on the difference between voluntary virtue and coerced compliance.
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