Varaha Purana 208.56 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 56
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
प्रवृद्धो दारुणो घर्मः कालश्चैवातिदारुणः ॥ ततः सा तृषिता देवी क्षुधिता च तपस्विनी ॥
pravṛddho dāruṇo gharmaḥ kālaś caivātidāruṇaḥ || tataḥ sā tṛṣitā devī kṣudhitā ca tapasvinī ||
ความร้อนอันโหดร้ายทวีขึ้น และกาลเวลาก็ยิ่งทารุณยิ่งนัก; ครั้นแล้วเทวีผู้บำเพ็ญตบะนั้นก็เกิดกระหายและหิวโหยด้วย
Narrator
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"A tapasvinī-devī figure is portrayed as physically strained—thirsty and hungry—under oppressive heat; emotionally implied endurance under duress.","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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-in-crisis / ecological ethics","core_concept":"When kāla (time/seasonal force) turns harsh, embodied beings suffer; dharma is measured by response to others’ basic needs (water/food).","practical_application":"Treat water/food relief as immediate dharma during heat and scarcity; prioritize aid over delay or formality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ecology"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: wilderness/route (implied)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208.64–67 (continuation: bodily burning, request for water, collapse)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A parched, sun-blasted landscape where an ascetic lady, weakened by heat, shows signs of thirst and hunger as the air shimmers.","item_prompts":["blazing midday sun","heat haze over dry ground","ascetic woman with matted hair/simple garments","cracked earth or withered grass","empty water vessel","distant mirage"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: saturated reds/oranges for gharmá, stylized sun-disc, the tapasvinī-devī with calm yet strained expression, minimal background flora to show drought.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf haloed sun, rich warm palette, the lady as a dignified devī-figure with restrained ornaments, emphasizing austerity; textured ground suggesting aridity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft gradations for heat shimmer, expressive face showing thirst; sparse landscape with subtle botanical distress.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hills flattened into a dry plain, bright sun, narrative emphasis on the lone figure’s vulnerability and the vastness of harsh time."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"somber, pressing, compassionate","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow-to-medium (weighted syllables to convey oppression)","voice_tone":"grave, heat-laden, empathetic"}
FAQs
It illustrates how Purāṇic narratives integrate bodily vulnerability with environmental extremes, a theme relevant to cultural ecology studies.
No location is specified; the verse emphasizes climatic conditions rather than place-names.
Recognition of vulnerability: even disciplined individuals face limits, underscoring the necessity of care and provisioning.
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