Varaha Purana 208.18 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 18
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
त्वया शुभाशुभं कर्म नित्यं पूजा मनस्विनाम् ॥ रागो वा रोषमोहौ वा न कर्तव्यौ सदा सताम् ॥
tvayā śubhāśubhaṃ karma nityaṃ pūjā manasvinām | rāgo vā roṣamohau vā na kartavyau sadā satām ||
Dapat mong laging timbangin ang mabuti at masamang gawa, at parangalan ang mga mararangal na may isip na dalisay. Sa mga mabubuti, hindi kailanman dapat isagawa ang pagkapit, ni galit, ni pagkalito.
Pativratā (contextual continuity)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How should one continually judge actions and maintain inner purity—free from rāga, roṣa, and moha—while honoring the worthy?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Continually discern śubha/aśubha karma, honor the worthy, and for the virtuous avoid attachment, anger, and delusion.","karmic_consequence":"Such equanimous discernment preserves dharma and right judgment; acting from rāga/roṣa/moha leads to adharma, injustice, and karmic bondage."}
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":"moral psychology / guṇa-doṣa analysis","core_concept":"Triad of inner afflictions (rāga-roṣa-moha) corrupts dharma; continuous viveka (discernment) is required.","practical_application":"Before decisions, check for bias (rāga), reactivity (roṣa), and confusion (moha); cultivate impartial honoring of merit."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Judicial dharma","Moral psychology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya (didactic)
Type: mythic/ethical forum
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208: continuation of pativratā’s ethical counsel
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The pativratā instructs Dharmarāja on impartial judgment; symbolic motifs of rāga/roṣa/moha appear as subdued shadows being restrained.","item_prompts":["teacher-like hand gesture (upadeśa-mudrā)","Dharmarāja listening attentively","scales or palm-leaf ‘dharma’ text as discernment symbol","three faint shadow-figures labeled by color (red=anger, gold=attachment, gray=delusion) being dispelled"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong iconographic clarity—Dharmarāja seated, pativratā standing; stylized subdued ‘doṣa’ forms at margins; warm earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf on dharma symbols (scales/scroll), central figures with halos, doṣas as embossed but muted corner motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly setting, subtle allegorical doṣa imagery, emphasis on calm faces and moral gravity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: minimal allegory, focus on intimate counsel; soft background with a symbolic balance/scroll near Dharmarāja."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective, disciplinary","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"steady, measured, emphasizing the negations ‘na kartavyau’ with calm authority."}
FAQs
It echoes classical Indian ethical theory emphasizing impartiality and self-control in governance and judgment, here framed through Dharmarāja’s role.
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Ethical decision-making should be free from attachment, anger, and delusion; honor the noble and evaluate actions with steadiness.
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