Varaha Purana 8.13: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 13
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
अथ कालेन महता सा कन्या अर्जुनकी शुभा । उक्ता श्वश्रुवा सुता पुत्रि जीवहन्तुस्त्वमीदृशी । न जानासि तपश्चर्तुं भर्त्तुराराधनं तथा ॥ ८.१३ ॥
atha kālena mahatā sā kanyā ’rjunakī śubhā | uktā śvaśruvā sutā putri jīvahantus tvam īdṛśī | na jānāsi tapaś cartuṁ bharttur ārādhanaṁ tathā || 8.13 ||
ครั้นกาลล่วงนาน กุมารีผู้เป็นสิริมงคลแห่งวงศ์อรชุนถูกแม่ผัวกล่าวว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย เจ้าเหมือนผู้เบียดเบียนชีวิต ไม่รู้จักบำเพ็ญตบะ และไม่รู้จักบูชาปรนนิบัติสามี”
Śvaśrū (mother-in-law; within the narrative frame)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: ethical instruction is embedded in domestic dialogue, where family relationships (here, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law) become a setting for discussing restraint, conduct, and social norms.
No geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is interpersonal and ethical rather than topographical.
The verse critiques harm to living beings and frames moral discipline through two ideals: tapas (self-restraint/austerity) and bhartṛ-ārādhana (proper honoring/attentive conduct toward one’s spouse), presented as expected forms of ethical comportment.
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