Varaha Purana 49.10: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 10
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
तामगस्त्यस्तथा दृष्ट्वा रूपतेजोऽन्वितां शुभाम् । सपत्न्यश्च भयात्तस्याः कुर्वन्त्यः कर्म शोभनम् । राजा तु तस्या मुदितं मुखमेवावलोकयन् ॥ ४९.१० ॥
tām agastyas tathā dṛṣṭvā rūpa-tejo'nvitāṃ śubhām | sapatnyaś ca bhayāt tasyāḥ kurvantyaḥ karma śobhanam | rājā tu tasyā muditaṃ mukham evāvalokayan || 49.10 ||
అగస్త్యుడు ఆమెను—శుభమై రూపతేజస్సులతో యుక్తమై—చూశాడు. ఆమె భయంతో సహపత్నులు శోభనంగా విధులు చేయసాగారు; రాజు మాత్రం ఆమె ఆనందమయ ముఖాన్నే చూస్తూ ఉన్నాడు.
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It reflects Purāṇic courtly narrative conventions—describing beauty, status dynamics among co-wives (sapatnī), and the king’s affective response—useful for studying social imagination and literary style in Purāṇic Sanskrit.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it functions primarily as a character-and-court setting description.
Implicitly, the verse highlights how fear and rivalry can shape conduct (prompting outwardly “proper” behavior), while also portraying the king’s partiality—inviting reflection on fairness and self-control in social relations.
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