Varaha Purana 45.6 — Adhyaya 45, Shloka 6
Ritual Procedure for Worship of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the Month of Jyeṣṭha
अपुत्रेण पुरा पृष्टो राज्ञा दशरथेन च । पुत्रकामपरः पश्चाद् वसिष्ठः परमार्चितः ॥ ४५.६ ॥
aputreṇa purā pṛṣṭo rājñā daśarathena ca | putrakāmaparaḥ paścād vasiṣṭhaḥ paramārcitaḥ || 45.6 ||
فيما مضى، سألَه الملك دَشَرَثَ (Daśaratha) إذ كان بلا ولد؛ ثم بعد ذلك، وقد انصرف همُّه إلى طلب الذرية، أُكرِم فَسِشْتَه (Vasiṣṭha) إكرامًا لائقًا بأعلى مراتب التبجيل.
Varāha
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":"observer","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":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Historical Dharma-shastra","Royal Lineage Narratives"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: royal court/āśrama milieu
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 45.45.6-8 (Daśaratha → Vasiṣṭha → Rāma birth exemplum)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-solemn","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"empathetic, story-telling"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic retelling of a well-known dynastic motif: a king without heirs seeking counsel from an authoritative sage, reflecting ideals of royal conduct and reliance on learned advisors.
No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a courtly setting implied by the presence of King Daśaratha and Sage Vasiṣṭha.
The verse foregrounds a model of governance in which a ruler, facing a personal and dynastic crisis, seeks guidance respectfully and honors learned counsel—an ethical posture of humility and reverence toward knowledge.
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