Varaha Purana 209.18: Adhyaya 209, Shloka 18
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
वर्तते च हिते भर्त्तुर्मृत्युद्वारं न पश्यति ॥ एवं कीर्त्तिमतां लोके दृश्यन्ते दिवि देवताः ॥
varttate ca hite bharttur mṛtyudvāraṃ na paśyati || evaṃ kīrtimatāṃ loke dṛśyante divi devatāḥ ||
Apabila dia tetap dalam perkara yang bermanfaat bagi suaminya, dia tidak melihat “pintu kematian”. Demikianlah di dunia, orang yang berkemasyhuran tampak laksana para dewa di syurga.
Varāha (default; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Abide in what is beneficial (hita) to the husband; such conduct yields fame and a deva-like status metaphorically ‘seen in heaven’.","karmic_consequence":"Following the husband’s welfare within dharma brings kīrti (renown) and heavenly merit; acting against it leads to loss of reputation and adverse karmic results."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala ethics","core_concept":"Right relational duty produces both social fruit (fame) and transcendent fruit (svarga-like merit).","practical_application":"Choose actions that genuinely support another’s dharmic good (not mere compliance), cultivating reputation through consistent virtue."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Dharma"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: cosmic realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 209.15-18 (build-up of virtues leading to the stated fruit of avoiding ‘mṛtyu-dvāra’)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Concluding didactic scene: Varāha’s teaching culminates in an image of renown—virtuous householders mirrored by radiant devas in heaven.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching","devoted wife in service posture","husband with calm dignity","upper panel with devas in svarga (clouds, vimāna)","aura/halo motifs indicating kīrti"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: two-tier composition—earthly household below, devas above; Varāha central with halo; rich reds/ochres and stylized clouds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf svarga tier with devas and vimāna, ornate borders, Varāha and householders below with jewel-toned textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition, refined devas in upper register, subtle glow for kīrti, dignified domestic realism below.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative split scene with delicate heavenly band above, soft cloud forms, intimate domestic virtue below, gentle pastel palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, concluding praise","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"confident, benedictive, clear"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic ethical idiom where household virtue and social ideals are expressed through compact metaphors (e.g., ‘mṛtyu-dvāra’), typical of late-epic Sanskrit moral narration.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The verse elevates acting for a spouse’s welfare as a marker of moral excellence, framed as protection from existential peril (‘the gate of death’).
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