Varaha Purana 208.83: Adhyaya 208, Shloka 83

Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā

Devoted Wife

Devanagari script

एवं पतिव्रतां विप्र पूजयामि नमामि च ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 208.83

Transliteration

evaṃ pativratāṃ vipra pūjayāmi namāmi ca ||

Translation

ดังนี้แล โอ้ท่านวิปร (พราหมณ์) ข้าพเจ้าขอถวายความเคารพและนอบน้อมต่อสตรีผู้เป็นปติวรตา คือภรรยาผู้มั่นคงในสัตย์ต่อสามี

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• pati-vratām: a devoted wife (one vowed to her husband)
• pati-vratām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjayāmi: I worship; I honor
• pūjayāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/present), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• namāmi: I bow; I salute
• namāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/present), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; explicit speaker not marked in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Gender Ideals (Textual)
• Dharma Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a normative social ideal (pativratā) and frames it as worthy of public honor, reflecting household-centered ethics common in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic reference occurs in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To honor ethically exemplary conduct (here, marital devotion) through respect and salutations.