Varaha Purana 208.18 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 18
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
त्वया शुभाशुभं कर्म नित्यं पूजा मनस्विनाम् ॥ रागो वा रोषमोहौ वा न कर्तव्यौ सदा सताम् ॥
tvayā śubhāśubhaṃ karma nityaṃ pūjā manasvinām | rāgo vā roṣamohau vā na kartavyau sadā satām ||
Olehmu hendaklah sentiasa dinilai perbuatan yang baik dan yang buruk, dan orang yang berjiwa luhur wajar dihormati berterusan. Dalam kalangan orang saleh, jangan sekali-kali melakukan keterikatan, kemarahan atau kekeliruan.
Pativratā (contextual continuity)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How should one continually judge actions and maintain inner purity—free from rāga, roṣa, and moha—while honoring the worthy?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Continually discern śubha/aśubha karma, honor the worthy, and for the virtuous avoid attachment, anger, and delusion.","karmic_consequence":"Such equanimous discernment preserves dharma and right judgment; acting from rāga/roṣa/moha leads to adharma, injustice, and karmic bondage."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral psychology / guṇa-doṣa analysis","core_concept":"Triad of inner afflictions (rāga-roṣa-moha) corrupts dharma; continuous viveka (discernment) is required.","practical_application":"Before decisions, check for bias (rāga), reactivity (roṣa), and confusion (moha); cultivate impartial honoring of merit."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Judicial dharma","Moral psychology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya (didactic)
Type: mythic/ethical forum
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208: continuation of pativratā’s ethical counsel
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The pativratā instructs Dharmarāja on impartial judgment; symbolic motifs of rāga/roṣa/moha appear as subdued shadows being restrained.","item_prompts":["teacher-like hand gesture (upadeśa-mudrā)","Dharmarāja listening attentively","scales or palm-leaf ‘dharma’ text as discernment symbol","three faint shadow-figures labeled by color (red=anger, gold=attachment, gray=delusion) being dispelled"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong iconographic clarity—Dharmarāja seated, pativratā standing; stylized subdued ‘doṣa’ forms at margins; warm earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf on dharma symbols (scales/scroll), central figures with halos, doṣas as embossed but muted corner motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly setting, subtle allegorical doṣa imagery, emphasis on calm faces and moral gravity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: minimal allegory, focus on intimate counsel; soft background with a symbolic balance/scroll near Dharmarāja."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective, disciplinary","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"steady, measured, emphasizing the negations ‘na kartavyau’ with calm authority."}
FAQs
It echoes classical Indian ethical theory emphasizing impartiality and self-control in governance and judgment, here framed through Dharmarāja’s role.
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Ethical decision-making should be free from attachment, anger, and delusion; honor the noble and evaluate actions with steadiness.
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