Varaha Purana 208.82 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 82
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
इमौ चोपानहौ दत्त्वा चोभौ पादस्य शङ्करौ ॥ अभयं ते महाभाग यथा त्वं वृत्तवानसि ॥
imau copānahau dattvā cobhau pādasya śaṅkarau || abhayaṃ te mahābhāga yathā tvaṃ vṛttavān asi ||
इमौ चोपानहौ दत्त्वा उभौ पादस्य शङ्करौ, उवाच—अभयं ते महाभाग यथा त्वं वृत्तवानसि।
Varāha (default framework; explicit speaker not marked in fragment)
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":"devotee","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":"dana","instruction_summary":"Offer fitting necessities (like sandals for the road) and speak a blessing of safety to one who has behaved rightly.","karmic_consequence":"Rightly directed gifts and blessings strengthen dharma and yield merit; withholding aid to the deserving or mocking good conduct accrues demerit and social distrust."}
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":"Ethical (reciprocity and speech-dharma)","core_concept":"Dharma is reinforced by honoring virtue—supporting the righteous with resources and auspicious speech.","practical_application":"When someone acts with integrity, acknowledge it and assist their path (literally and figuratively) with what they need."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Hospitality","Social reciprocity"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: Threshold/roadside moment
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208 (continuation of gifting sequence: umbrella/water → sandals/blessing)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A woman presents a pair of sandals to a worthy man and pronounces a blessing for his safety, praising his conduct.","item_prompts":["pair of sandals (upānahau)","gesture of offering","hand raised in blessing","traveler’s staff/bag (optional)","attendants in background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized sandals prominently shown; the giver’s right hand in blessing-mudrā; warm reds/ochres; narrative attendants behind.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf accents on jewelry and sandal straps; blessing gesture emphasized; ornate floor patterns and arch frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions; detailed sandals; soft shading; calm blessing scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate composition; delicate lines; emphasis on the spoken blessing with subtle hand gesture and attentive listener."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Auspicious, reassuring","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"Medium","voice_tone":"Blessing-like, steady"}
FAQs
It illustrates how gift-giving is coupled with verbal assurance (‘abhaya’) as a social-ethical mechanism in Purāṇic storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this fragment.
Good conduct is acknowledged and reciprocated through both material support and a formal expression of safety.
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