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The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
जानन्नपि तपोभ्रंशं प्राप्तो दैवबलात्कृतः ॥ अग्निकुण्डसमा नारी घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान् ॥
jānann api tapobhraṃśaṃ prāpto daivabalāt kr̥taḥ || agnikuṇḍasamā nārī ghr̥takumbhasamaḥ pumān ||
తెలిసికొనియే అతడు దైవబలవశాత్ తపోభ్రంశమునకు లోనయ్యెను. “స్త్రీ అగ్నికుండసమా; పురుషుడు ఘృతకుంభసముడు.”
Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame (proverbial statement embedded in narrative; speaker not explicit)
It preserves a proverb-like comparison used in Sanskrit didactic contexts to discuss temptation and the fragility of vows, offering insight into ascetic ethics and narrative pedagogy.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Austerity requires vigilance; the verse frames moral failure as arising from a mix of personal vulnerability and perceived fate.
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