Varaha Purana 211.2: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 2
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
Uttara Bhāga · Dharma-śāstra / Varṇa-dharma and Purificatory Observances
नारद उवाच ॥ समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च ॥ धर्मराज महाबाहो पितृतुल्यपराक्रम ॥
nārada uvāca || samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca || dharmarāja mahābāho pitṛtulyaparākrama ||
nArada uvAcha || samaH sarveShu bhUteShu sthAvareShu chareShu cha || dharmarAja mahAbAho pitRRitulyaparAkrama
Nārada sprach: „Du bist allen Wesen gegenüber unparteiisch — den unbeweglichen wie den beweglichen. O Dharmarāja, du Mächtigarmiger, dessen Tapferkeit der der Pitṛs (Ahnenväter) gleicht …“
Sandhi Notes
- पितृतुल्यपराक्रम = पितृ-तुल्य-पराक्रम (बहुव्रीहि, vocative)
Nārada
How does impartial moral governance operate across all beings (moving and unmoving), and by what principles does Dharmarāja judge?
Dharma is universal and non-arbitrary: justice applies to all categories of beings, reflecting an impersonal moral law administered by Dharmarāja.
Cultivate samatā (even-mindedness) in judgment—toward people, animals, and the environment; act as if accountable to a universal court of conscience.
Dharma’s judge/kingly authority is praised for impartiality toward all beings, implying unbiased jurisprudence as the standard of righteous governance.
Impartial adjudication sustains dharma and earns enduring merit/fame; partiality breeds adharma and leads to downfall and punitive consequences.
Varāha Purāṇa 211.1 (Nārada’s reply begins); Varāha Purāṇa 210.1ff (Yama as instructor on prāyaścitta)
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It frames Yama (Dharmarāja) as an impartial moral authority, reflecting the Purāṇic integration of ethical jurisprudence into narrative dialogue.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily a doctrinal address within a dialogue.
The verse highlights impartiality toward all beings (moving and unmoving) as a defining trait of righteous authority.
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