Varaha Purana 46.7: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 7
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
सा त्वपुत्राऽभवत् साध्वी पतिधर्मपरायणा । तस्य कालेन महता नारदोऽभ्यगमद् गृहम् ॥ ४६.७ ॥
sā tv aputrā ’bhavat sādhvī patidharmaparāyaṇā | tasya kālena mahatā nārado ’bhyagamad gṛham || 46.7 ||
அவள் சாத்வி; கணவன்-தர்மத்தில் முழுமையாக ஈடுபட்டவள்; ஆனால் மகன் இல்லாதவளாக இருந்தாள். நீண்ட காலம் கழிந்தபின் நாரதர் அவர்களின் இல்லத்துக்கு வந்தார்.
Varāha (default narrative frame) / narrator-voice within the Varāha Purāṇa
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a household situation (here, childlessness and marital duty) becomes the setting for a sage’s visit, often serving as a catalyst for ethical instruction or a turning point in the story.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is described generically as a gṛha (household/home).
The verse foregrounds steadiness in conduct—depicting the woman as sādhvī and devoted to pati-dharma—presented as an idealized ethical posture within the narrative framework.
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