Varaha Purana 209.2 — Adhyaya 209, Shloka 2
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
एवमुक्तस्तु धर्मात्मा नारदेनाब्रवीत्तदा ॥ यम उवाच ॥ न तस्य नियमो विप्र तपो नैव च सुव्रत ॥
evam uktas tu dharmātmā nāradenābravīt tadā || yama uvāca || na tasya niyamo vipra tapo naiva ca suvrata
Demikian ditegur, sang dharmātmā pun menjawab Nārada pada ketika itu. Yama berkata: “Wahai brāhmaṇa, untuk pencapaian itu tiada niyama (ketetapan amalan), dan tiada pula tapa, wahai yang berikrar mulia.”
Yama
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":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Yama reframes liberation-talk: the ‘highest attainment’ is not secured merely by formal niyamas or tapas, implying a deeper ethical essence (to be stated next).","karmic_consequence":"Reliance on external observances alone yields limited fruit; cultivating the essential dharma (implied) leads toward the supreme goal."}
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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dharma discourse","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: jijñāsā
Type: kathā-sthāna / dharma-sabhā (conceptual)
Related Themes: Immediate continuation in 209.3.0 where the ‘tattva’ is promised in brief
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic rhetorical move: redefining spiritual excellence as grounded in relational ethics rather than only ritual or ascetic technique.
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The verse suggests that the highest good may not depend solely on formal observances or austerities, preparing for an ethics-centered criterion.
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