Varaha Purana 36.6 — Adhyaya 36, Shloka 6
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
सुमनाः सोमदत्तस्तु शुभः संवरणोऽभवत् । सुशीलो वसुदानस्तु सुखदो सुपतिर्भवत् ॥ ३६.६ ॥
sumanāḥ somadattas tu śubhaḥ saṃvaraṇo ’bhavat | सुśīlo vasudānas tu sukhado supatir bhavat || 36.6 ||
Sumanā, and indeed Somadatta, became Śubha and Saṃvaraṇa. Likewise, Suśīla and Vasudāna became known as Sukhada and Supati.
Varāha (default; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","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: ["Genealogy","Onomastics","Cultural Memory"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 36.36.2-6 (onomastic-genealogical sequence)
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FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic archival mode: compact cataloguing of personal names and successions/identifications, supporting cultural memory and dynastic frameworks rather than narrative exposition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily an onomastic/genealogical listing.
No explicit ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions as a record of names. Any ethical resonance is indirect, via auspicious name-meanings (e.g., śubha 'auspicious', sukhada 'happiness-giving') rather than prescriptive teaching.
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