Varaha Purana 209.4: Adhyaya 209, Shloka 4
Description of the Greatness of the Pativratā
Marital Fidelity and Ethical Devotion
प्रसुप्ते या प्रस्वपिति जागर्ति विबुधे स्वयम् ॥ भुङ्क्ते तु भोजिते विप्र सा मृत्युम् जयति ध्रुवम् ॥
prasupte yā prasvapiti jāgarti vibudhe svayam || bhuṅkte tu bhojite vipra sā mṛtyuṁ jayati dhruvam
นางผู้หลับเมื่อ(สามี)หลับแล้ว ผู้ตื่นเมื่อเขาตื่นขึ้นเอง และผู้กินเมื่อเขาได้รับอาหารแล้ว—ดูก่อนพราหมณ์—นางนั้นย่อมชนะความตายโดยแน่นอน
Yama
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It encapsulates a normative ideal of marital synchrony and service found across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-adjacent literature, important for understanding historical social ethics.
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The verse praises attentive care and coordinated household conduct as a paradigm of ethical excellence, expressed through the metaphor of “conquering death.”
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