Varaha Purana 49.31: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 31
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
सा स्त्री धन्या स शूद्रस्तु तथा धन्यतरो मतः । भर्तुः सुश्रूषणं कृत्वा तत्परोक्षे हरेरिति ॥ ४९.३१ ॥
sā strī dhanyā sa śūdras tu tathā dhanyataro mataḥ | bhartuḥ suśrūṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā tatparokṣe harer iti || 49.31 ||
Wanita itu dianggap berbahagia; dan Śūdra itu juga dianggap berbahagia—bahkan lebih berbahagia—kerana setelah melayani suami dengan penuh hormat, ketika suami tiada, dia mengucapkan nama Hari.
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era ethical discourse on household roles and merit (dhanya), illustrating how social duty and devotional language are framed as culturally valued conduct within the broader Sanskrit normative tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ethical and domestic rather than topographical.
The verse commends attentive service (suśrūṣaṇa) within household relationships and associates such conduct with merit, additionally linking it to remembrance or invocation of Hari in the spouse’s absence.
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