Varaha Purana 28.10: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 10
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
साभिलाषां परस्त्रीं च भजमानां विसर्ज्जयेत् । स पापः पुरुषो ज्ञेयो ब्रह्महत्यां च विन्दति । एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज भजमानां भजस्व माम् ॥ २८.१० ॥
sābhilāṣāṃ parastrīṃ ca bhajamānāṃ visarjjayet | sa pāpaḥ puruṣo jñeyo brahmahatyāṃ ca vindati | evaṃ jñātvā mahārāja bhajamānāṃ bhajasva mām || 28.10 ||
พึงละทิ้งสตรีที่มีความใคร่แต่เป็นภรรยาของผู้อื่นและมุ่งมาหาความสัมพันธ์ ผู้ชายที่รับไว้พึงรู้ว่าเป็นคนบาป และย่อมได้รับโทษดุจบาปพรหมหัตยา ดังนี้แล้ว โอ้มหาราช จงคบหากับข้าผู้ภักดีต่อท่านเถิด
Varāha (default attribution within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; addressee: a king, ‘mahārāja’)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era ethical discourse that aligns with broader Dharma literature, using established categories of transgression (e.g., brahmahatyā) to frame social and sexual conduct norms.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily normative/ethical rather than topographic.
The verse advises avoiding involvement with another man’s wife, presenting such conduct as a serious moral fault and associating it with a major category of sin.
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