Varaha Purana 208.41: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 41
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
राजोवाच ॥ नियुक्तानि हि कर्माणि वार्षिकानीतराणि च ॥ सर्वकर्माणि कुर्वन्ति ये भृत्या मे वरानने ॥
rājovāca || niyuktāni hi karmāṇi vārṣikānītarāṇi ca || sarvakarmāṇi kurvanti ye bhṛtyā me varānane ||
พระราชาตรัสว่า: โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม งานที่ได้มอบหมายไว้—ทั้งงานประจำปีตามฤดูกาลและงานอื่นๆ—บรรดาข้ารับใช้ของเราก็ทำสำเร็จทั้งหมด
Rājā (explicit: rājovāca)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king should ensure that assigned seasonal and routine public works are executed through properly appointed servants and administrative order.","karmic_consequence":"Proper governance sustains prosperity and social stability; negligence leads to disorder, hardship for subjects, and demerit for the ruler."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"rājadharma / karma-yoga in governance","core_concept":"Dharma is upheld through disciplined allocation of work and faithful execution of assigned duties.","practical_application":"Create clear roles, seasonal work calendars, and accountability so essential agrarian and civic tasks are completed."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Order","Ecology"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: वीर
Type: royal assembly / polity
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208 (administration and material means for works; surrounding verses on labor, animals, metals, tools)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king in council speaks to a revered feminine figure, describing how his servants carry out annual and other assigned tasks across the realm.","item_prompts":["king seated on throne","attendants/servants with tools","scroll or ledger of duties","agrarian backdrop (fields, granary)","the addressed 'fair-faced' lady as dignified listener"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal king with ornate crown, attendants in rhythmic rows, earthy agrarian background, the lady rendered as serene divine presence, rich reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf throne and jewelry, king gesturing in discourse, attendants holding implements, haloed feminine figure, architectural court setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, courtly interior with pillars, restrained palette, emphasis on gesture and dialogue.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate court scene, stylized hills/fields beyond, expressive faces, minimal props highlighting the spoken administrative order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, didactic","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bilāval for clarity)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, explanatory, kingly"}
FAQs
It preserves a snapshot of administrative language—assigned duties and seasonal cycles—useful for studying premodern South Asian labour organization as reflected in narrative literature.
No place-name appears here; the setting is a royal household context.
It emphasizes ordered responsibility: work is accomplished through clear assignment and accountability within a household or polity.
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