Varaha Purana 92.2 — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 2
The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas
गुरुपत्नी राजपत्नी तथा सामन्तयोषितः । जिघृक्षन् नश्यते राजा तथागम्यागमेन च ॥
gurupatnī rājapatnī tathā sāmantayoṣitaḥ | jighṛkṣan naśyate rājā tathāgamyāgamena ca ||
Ein König, der begehrt, sich (wörtl. „sich zu nähern“) der Gattin seines Lehrers, der Gattin eines anderen Königs oder den Frauen seiner Vasallen zu nähern, geht zugrunde; ebenso wird er durch unerlaubte Verbindungen vernichtet, indem er sich dem nähert, dem man sich nicht nähern darf.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king must not seek illicit relations with the guru’s wife, another king’s wife, or the women of feudatories; violating ‘agamya’ leads to ruin.","karmic_consequence":"Observance preserves sovereignty and fame; transgression brings political collapse, loss of legitimacy, and sinful downfall (iha-para nāśa)."}
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":"rāja-dharma / self-mastery","core_concept":"Power without indriya-nigraha destroys itself: the ruler’s legitimacy depends on honoring boundaries (agamya) and protecting dependents’ dignity.","practical_application":"Leaders must institute personal and institutional safeguards against abuse of power; treat ‘forbidden access’ as a governance principle, not merely private morality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Kingship","Social Law"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: dharma-śāstra setting (court/teaching hall implied)
Related Themes: Likely part of a larger rāja-nīti/dharma section in the same adhyāya (92.92.x)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as divine instructor) or a sage-like figure delivers stern counsel to a crowned king; behind them, symbolic figures of ‘guru-patnī’, ‘rāja-patnī’, and ‘sāmanta-yoṣit’ appear as protected boundaries; a shadowy ‘ruin’ motif looms for transgression.","item_prompts":["teacher/instructor posture (upadeśa-mudrā)","king with crown listening, humbled","three protected feminine silhouettes with veils/auras","scales of justice or boundary line motif","fallen crown/ruined palace vignette as consequence"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: divine teacher (optionally Varāha with subtle boar features) instructing a king; strong moral tableau, clear separation lines around protected women; dramatic ruin vignette in corner.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-embossed throne-room; instructor central; king kneeling; protected women as icon-like figures with gilded halos; fallen crown rendered in relief.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined court scene, emphasis on facial seriousness; symbolic boundary motifs integrated into carpet/architecture; consequence shown as faint background narrative.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate didactic scene under a pavilion; minimal symbols—three veiled figures and a toppled crown; crisp narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, admonitory","suggested_raga":"Todi (austere, ethical gravity)","pace":"slow (for juridical clarity)","voice_tone":"firm, authoritative, slightly lowered on ‘naśyate rājā’ for emphasis"}
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It reflects a classical rāja-nīti concern: the stability of kingship depends on restraint, especially regarding protected women connected to teachers, rival rulers, and subordinate elites.
No geographic toponym is present in this verse.
A ruler must avoid illicit sexual relations—particularly with socially protected women—because such acts are portrayed as politically and morally ruinous.
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