Varaha Purana 95.35 — Adhyaya 95, Shloka 35
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
या स्त्री सगर्भा देवेशि अन्यस्त्रीपरिधानकम् । परिधत्ते स्पृशेच्चापि पुरुषस्य विशेषतः ॥
yā strī sagarbhā deveśi anyastrīparidhānakam | paridhatte spṛśec cāpi puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ ||
اے دیویِ دیوتاؤں! جو عورت حاملہ ہو، اگر وہ کسی دوسری عورت کا لباس پہن لے—یا اسے چھو بھی لے—خصوصاً مرد سے متعلق معاملے میں، (تو سیاق کے مطابق مذکورہ انجام اس پر لازم آتا ہے)۔
Narrator (unspecified; normative statement within narrative)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Pregnant women are enjoined to avoid wearing or even touching another woman’s garment, especially in contexts involving men, as a purity/auspiciousness restriction.","karmic_consequence":"Implied de-auspiciousness/ritual fault and vulnerability to the stated harm in surrounding narrative (often framed as graha/bhūta affliction or misfortune)."}
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":"dharma (ācāra) / protective ethics","core_concept":"Auspiciousness (maṅgala) is maintained through regulated contact and boundaries during liminal states (pregnancy).","practical_application":"Treat pregnancy as a liminal, protected period: minimize risky contacts and maintain supportive, orderly domestic conduct (interpretable today as ‘protective care’ rather than literal garment taboo)."}
Subject Matter: ["Customary norms","Purity/auspiciousness codes (descriptive)","Social regulation"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: household norm-space
Related Themes: 95.95.42
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A domestic scene emphasizing a pregnant woman being cautioned against touching/wearing another woman’s garment—an apotropaic warning within a ritualized household setting.","item_prompts":["pregnant woman (sagarbhā)","folded garments/cloth bundle","elder woman or narrator-figure indicating prohibition","threshold/inner room symbolism"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: interior household with stylized textiles; gentle but serious expressions; gesture of warning; warm earth tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly patterned garments with gold accents; central figure of pregnant woman; didactic tableau with minimal background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft shading, detailed fabric textures, calm instructive mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate indoor vignette, simplified forms, emphasis on narrative gesture and modesty."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, advisory"}
FAQs
It indicates the presence of social-normative material within Purāṇic compilations, reflecting interaction with broader Dharma discourse in premodern South Asia.
No geographic location is identified.
It describes a restrictive norm associated with pregnancy and contact/wearing garments; the precise ethical or ritual consequence depends on surrounding verses not included here.
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