Varaha Purana 7.16: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 16
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
सीता उवाच । अहं सीतस्ते जनकोऽस्मि तात नाम्ना च वृत्तेन च कर्मणा च । अयं च मे जनको रक्तवर्णो नृशंसकृद् ब्रह्महा पापकामी ॥ ७.१६ ॥
sītā uvāca | ahaṃ sītās te janako ’smi tāta nāmnā ca vṛttena ca karmaṇā ca | ayaṃ ca me janako raktavarṇo nṛśaṃsakṛd brahmahā pāpakāmī || 7.16 ||
സീത പറഞ്ഞു—ഞാൻ സീതയാണ്; മകനേ, നാമത്താലും സ്വഭാവത്താലും കർമത്താലും ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ് നിന്റെ പിതാവ്. ഇവൻ എന്റെ ജനകൻ, രക്തവർണ്ണൻ—നൃശംസകൃത്യക്കാരൻ, ബ്രാഹ്മണഹന്തകൻ, പാപകാമി.
Sītā
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic narrative technique in which identity and moral evaluation are expressed through compact ethical epithets, illustrating how conduct (vṛtta) and action (karma) function as markers of character in Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; it is focused on personal identity and ethical characterization rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds ethical assessment through conduct and deeds, contrasting socially sanctioned behavior with severe transgression (e.g., brahmahā) and cruelty (nṛśaṃsakṛt) as negative moral categories.
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