Varaha Purana 8.11: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 11
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
एवमुक्ते तदा कन्यां धर्मव्याधो महातपाः । मतङ्गपुत्राय ददौ प्रसन्नाय च धीमते ॥ ८.११ ॥
evamukte tadā kanyāṃ dharmavyādho mahātapāḥ | mataṅgaputrāya dadau prasannāya ca dhīmate || 8.11 ||
एवमुक्ते तदा धर्मव्याधो महातपाः प्रसन्नाय धीमते मतङ्गपुत्राय कन्यां ददौ।
Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative conventions where ethical character is emphasized through story (ākhyāna), including the portrayal of dharma as independent of occupation or social label.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it focuses on a narrative action (the giving of the maiden).
The verse foregrounds merit (austerity, wisdom, and composure) as criteria for social decisions, presenting ethical virtue as the basis for rightful action within the narrative.
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