Varaha Purana 95.35 — Adhyaya 95, Shloka 35
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि अन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम् । परिधत्ते स्पृशेच्चापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः ॥
yā strī sagarbhā deveśi anyastrīparidhānakam | paridhatte spṛśec cāpi puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ ||
హే దేవేశీ! గర్భిణీ అయిన స్త్రీ ఇతర స్త్రీ వస్త్రమును ధరించితే—లేదా దానిని తాకినప్పటికీ—ప్రత్యేకించి పురుషసంబంధ విషయములో, ఆమె (ప్రసంగోక్త) ఫలమును పొందును.
Narrator (unspecified; normative statement within narrative)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Pregnant women are enjoined to avoid wearing or even touching another woman’s garment, especially in contexts involving men, as a purity/auspiciousness restriction.","karmic_consequence":"Implied de-auspiciousness/ritual fault and vulnerability to the stated harm in surrounding narrative (often framed as graha/bhūta affliction or misfortune)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (ācāra) / protective ethics","core_concept":"Auspiciousness (maṅgala) is maintained through regulated contact and boundaries during liminal states (pregnancy).","practical_application":"Treat pregnancy as a liminal, protected period: minimize risky contacts and maintain supportive, orderly domestic conduct (interpretable today as ‘protective care’ rather than literal garment taboo)."}
Subject Matter: ["Customary norms","Purity/auspiciousness codes (descriptive)","Social regulation"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: household norm-space
Related Themes: 95.95.42
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A domestic scene emphasizing a pregnant woman being cautioned against touching/wearing another woman’s garment—an apotropaic warning within a ritualized household setting.","item_prompts":["pregnant woman (sagarbhā)","folded garments/cloth bundle","elder woman or narrator-figure indicating prohibition","threshold/inner room symbolism"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: interior household with stylized textiles; gentle but serious expressions; gesture of warning; warm earth tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly patterned garments with gold accents; central figure of pregnant woman; didactic tableau with minimal background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft shading, detailed fabric textures, calm instructive mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate indoor vignette, simplified forms, emphasis on narrative gesture and modesty."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, advisory"}
FAQs
It indicates the presence of social-normative material within Purāṇic compilations, reflecting interaction with broader Dharma discourse in premodern South Asia.
No geographic location is identified.
It describes a restrictive norm associated with pregnancy and contact/wearing garments; the precise ethical or ritual consequence depends on surrounding verses not included here.
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