Varaha Purana 5.2: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 2
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
एवमुक्ते नृपतिना तदा योगिवरो मुनिः । कपिलः प्राह धर्मात्मा राजानं यजतां वरम् ॥ ५.२ ॥
evam ukte nṛpatinā tadā yogivaro muniḥ | kapilaḥ prāha dharmātmā rājānaṃ yajatāṃ varam || 5.2 ||
When the king had spoken thus, then the eminent yogin-sage Kapila, righteous in disposition, addressed the king—best among those who perform sacrifices (yajña).
Kapila
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"None (transition: Kapila begins addressing the king after the king’s statement)."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"None (frame-setting for a dharma discourse)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"methodology of instruction (guru–śiṣya / rājā–ṛṣi dialogue)","core_concept":"Dharma is clarified through authoritative dialogue and disciplined listening.","practical_application":"Approach ethical and ritual questions by seeking a qualified teacher and hearing with humility."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Kingship","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: sabha (courtly setting)
Related Themes: Kapila’s ensuing discourse in this adhyāya (question–answer sequence)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, didactic prelude","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, authoritative, courtly"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary device: ethical and ritual instruction transmitted through a dialogue between a ruler and an authoritative sage, situating dharma within courtly and ascetic spheres.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition introducing Kapila’s speech to the king.
The verse foregrounds the ideal of a righteous teacher addressing a king characterized as exemplary in sacrificial/ritual practice, preparing the ground for subsequent dharma-oriented guidance.
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