Varaha Purana 211.2 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 2
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
नारद उवाच ॥ समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च ॥ धर्मराज महाबाहो पितृतुल्यपराक्रम ॥
nārada uvāca || samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca || dharmarāja mahābāho pitṛtulyaparākrama ||
Nārada dijo: «Eres imparcial con todos los seres, tanto los inmóviles como los móviles. Oh Dharmarāja, de brazos poderosos, cuyo valor es comparable al de los Pitṛs (Padres ancestrales)…»
Nārada
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"questioner","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How does impartial moral governance operate across all beings (moving and unmoving), and by what principles does Dharmarāja judge?"}
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":"Dharma’s judge/kingly authority is praised for impartiality toward all beings, implying unbiased jurisprudence as the standard of righteous governance.","karmic_consequence":"Impartial adjudication sustains dharma and earns enduring merit/fame; partiality breeds adharma and leads to downfall and punitive consequences."}
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":"ethics / cosmology of moral order","core_concept":"Dharma is universal and non-arbitrary: justice applies to all categories of beings, reflecting an impersonal moral law administered by Dharmarāja.","practical_application":"Cultivate samatā (even-mindedness) in judgment—toward people, animals, and the environment; act as if accountable to a universal court of conscience."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology (moral order)","Dharma jurisprudence"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: mythic-cosmic court
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.1 (Nārada’s reply begins); Varāha Purāṇa 210.1ff (Yama as instructor on prāyaścitta)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada addresses Dharmarāja with respectful praise: Dharmarāja sits as a mighty-armed sovereign-judge, serene and impartial; beings of various kinds are symbolically present to indicate universality.","item_prompts":["Nārada speaking with vīṇā","Dharmarāja/Yama on a throne with mace/noose motifs","scales of justice (symbolic)","animals and plants subtly included (moving/immobile)","pitṛ-like ancestral figures hinted in backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Dharmarāja with authoritative posture and stylized ornaments; Nārada in profile praising; include symbolic flora/fauna bands to show ‘sthāvara-jangama’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf throne and halo for Dharmarāja; embossed ornaments; Nārada offering praise; decorative justice motifs (scale/lotus).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly realism; refined textiles; calm but powerful Dharmarāja; subtle inclusion of animals/plants at margins.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative scene with clear gestures; Dharmarāja under a canopy; Nārada foreground; small vignettes of creatures/trees to signify universality."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal praise leading into inquiry","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"respectful, ringing, slightly elevated (stuti-like)"}
FAQs
It frames Yama (Dharmarāja) as an impartial moral authority, reflecting the Purāṇic integration of ethical jurisprudence into narrative dialogue.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily a doctrinal address within a dialogue.
The verse highlights impartiality toward all beings (moving and unmoving) as a defining trait of righteous authority.
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