Varaha Purana 68.21 — Adhyaya 68, Shloka 21
Dharma Across the Four Yugas, the Disruption of Social Conduct, and Ritual Purification from Varṇa-Mixing Transgressions
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत् पृष्टोऽहं त्वया नृप । मन्वादिर्भिर्विस्तरशः कथ्यते येन पार्थिव । समासस्तेन मया कथितं ते नृपोत्तम ॥ ६८.२१ ॥
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'haṃ tvayā nṛpa | manv-ādirbhir vistaraśaḥ kathyate yena pārthiva | samāsas tena mayā kathitaṃ te nṛpottama || 68.21 ||
O König, ich habe dir alles dargelegt, wonach du mich gefragt hast. O Herrscher der Erde, das Thema, das von den Manus an ausführlich entfaltet wird, habe ich dir hier in Kürze berichtet, o bester der Könige.
Varāha (default, instructor voice in the primary dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"hermeneutics / authority of śāstra","core_concept":"Śāstra can be taught in saṅkṣepa (summary) while retaining the pramāṇa-status of the fuller manvantara-based tradition; the teacher adapts scope to the listener’s capacity and context.","practical_application":"Study by first grasping saṅgraha (outline) before entering vistara (detail); respect paramparā and the didactic need for graded instruction."}
Subject Matter: ["Textual Transmission","Didactic Summary","Purāṇic Genealogical-Historical Framing"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: वीर
Type: textual frame (purāṇic upasaṃhāra)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: manvantara/genealogical-historical sections alluded to by ‘manvādibhiḥ’; Upasaṃhāra-style closures elsewhere in the text where Varāha summarizes prior teaching
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic closure scene: Varāha as authoritative narrator addressing a seated king, indicating that an immense manvantara-based account has been summarized.","item_prompts":["Varāha (divine teacher) seated or standing in discourse posture","king with añjali-mudrā","palm-leaf manuscript bundle or scrolls symbolizing ‘summary’","subtle backdrop motifs: Manu lineage tree or cosmic cycles"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha as dignified divine preceptor with ornate crown and halo, warm earthy palette; king seated below with folded hands; manuscript bundles near the teacher; minimal background with stylized lineage motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with prabhāmaṇḍala and gold-leaf ornaments; king in rich attire; gold-highlighted palm-leaf manuscripts; decorative arch framing the upasaṃhāra moment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading; Varāha in calm teaching gesture; king attentive; manuscripts and a faint genealogical diagram behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly dialogue under a pavilion; Varāha as divine sage-like figure; king listening; delicate landscape margins with symbolic ‘time-cycle’ clouds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, concluding, authoritative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, didactic, gently emphatic on संबोधन (nṛpa, pārthiva, nṛpottama)"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic editorial strategy: acknowledging larger, earlier narrative corpora (e.g., traditions ‘beginning with the Manus’) while presenting a condensed account suited to the immediate dialogue context.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a meta-narrative transition about the scope and method of narration.
The verse does not give a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is methodological—emphasizing faithful transmission of inquiry-based teaching and the legitimacy of summarizing extensive traditions for clarity.
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