Varaha Purana 137.8 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 8
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
पट्टबन्धेन कार्यं च यावद्ध्रियति मे गुरुः ॥ एका स्वपितुमिच्छामि मध्याह्ने तु तथाविधे
paṭṭa-bandhena kāryaṁ ca yāvad dhriyati me guruḥ || ekā svapitum icchāmi madhyāhne tu tathāvidhe
Selama guruku yang tua masih mengurus ikatan kain kepala yang perlu, aku ingin tidur seorang diri pada waktu tengah hari, dengan cara yang demikian itu.
Pṛthivī (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Life","Kingship (negated)"]
FAQs
It offers a glimpse of quotidian cultural details (headband binding, midday rest) used rhetorically to contrast ordinary desires with the burdens of rulership.
No geographic location is identified here.
A narrative strategy emphasizing personal limitation and reluctance—often used to frame subsequent instruction on duty and capability.
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