Varaha Purana 8.33: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 33
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
मया ते दुहिता दत्ता पुत्रार्थे देवरूपिणी । सा च त्वद्भार्यया प्रोक्ता दुहिता जन्तुघातिनः ॥ ८.३३ ॥
mayā te duhitā dattā putrārthe devarūpiṇī | sā ca tvadbhāryayā proktā duhitā jantughātinaḥ || 8.33 ||
சந்தானப் பெறுதற்காக நான் என் தெய்வ வடிவமுடைய மகளைக் உனக்குக் கொடுத்தேன்; ஆனால் உன் மனைவி அவளை ‘உயிர்கொல்லியின் மகள்’ என்று கூறினாள்।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative conventions where lineage, marriage alliances, and reputational speech act as key drivers of plot and social ethics, illustrating how moral labels (e.g., violence toward living beings) could shape legitimacy and status.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is primarily a relational and ethical statement within a dialogue narrative.
The verse foregrounds the moral weight of harming living beings (jantughātin) and shows how ethical characterizations influence social relationships and judgments in the narrative.
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