Varaha Purana 215.40: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 40
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
ततो जनपदस्तत्र भविष्यति महांस्तदा ॥ स्फीतो ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठसर्ववर्णाश्रमैर्युतः ॥
tato janapadas tatra bhaviṣyati mahāṁs tadā | sphīto brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭha-sarvavarṇāśramair yutaḥ ||
Darauf wird dort ein großes Janapada entstehen—wohlhabend—reich an Brahmanen und versehen mit allen Varṇa und Āśrama.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"relieved; hopeful curiosity about restoration and flourishing of society","key_question":"After turmoil, what form will social order and prosperity take in that region?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A stable janapada is characterized by Brahminical guidance and the full functioning of varṇa-āśrama duties.","karmic_consequence":"Where varṇa-āśrama is upheld, prosperity and social coherence arise; where it collapses, confusion and decline follow."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"social philosophy (dharma as societal ecology)","core_concept":"Prosperity is linked to dharmic institutions—learning, ritual, and the coordinated duties of life-stages.","practical_application":"Support education, ethical leadership, and community institutions that sustain disciplined household, student, forest-dweller, and renunciate ideals."}
Subject Matter: ["History","Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: hāsya
Type: janapada (territorial polity)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 215.44.0; Varaha Purana 215.47.0
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A flourishing territory: fertile fields, thriving towns, Brahmins teaching, and all āśramas visibly present in harmony.","item_prompts":["prosperous town and granaries","Brahmins with manuscripts and fire-altar","four āśramas represented (student, householder, forest-dweller, renunciate)","mixed community scenes (crafts, agriculture, worship)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symmetrical civic tableau with temple and agnihotra, Brahmins in white, lush greens; emphasize calm order and abundance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gilded temple center, richly ornamented civic prosperity around; Brahmin teacher figure with gold highlights on manuscripts and lamps.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly townscape, detailed textiles, gentle expressions; balanced depiction of social classes without caricature.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral prosperity with delicate trees and terraced fields; small vignettes of teaching, worship, and household rites."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assured, constructive, visionary","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, benevolent, explanatory"}
FAQs
It preserves a textual ideal of an ordered and prosperous settlement, using classical categories (janapada, varṇa, āśrama) typical of Sanskrit socio-political description.
The janapada is situated ‘there’ in the same region previously named as Nepāla at Himavat’s foot.
The verse emphasizes social stability and prosperity as outcomes of an ordered civic-religious framework, without specifying a single injunction.
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