Varaha Purana 117.39: Adhyaya 117, Shloka 39
The Thirty-Two Offenses: Rules of Purity and Proper Conduct in Worship
स ततोऽत्र प्रतीक्षेत भार्यां भर्त्तरि वत्सलाम्॥ अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि कर्मणां कर्म चोत्तमम्॥
sa tato 'tra pratīkṣeta bhāryāṃ bharttari vatsalām || anyacca te pravakṣyāmi karmaṇāṃ karma cottamam
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The verse exemplifies Purāṇic pedagogy: moral instruction is delivered through concise normative statements and transitions to broader teaching.
No geographic location is explicitly identified here.
It emphasizes accountability within marital relations and signals a transition to a discussion of superior forms of action (karma).
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