Varaha Purana 126.195: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 195
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
कनीयानेष मे भ्राता एकोदरसमुद्भवः ॥ एतस्य दीयतां राज्यं यथान्यायेन चागतम् ॥
kanīyān eṣa me bhrātā ekodara-samudbhavaḥ || etasya dīyatāṁ rājyaṁ yathānyāyena cāgatam ||
यह मेरा छोटा भाई है, हम दोनों एक ही माँ के बेटे हैं। इसको राज्य दो, सही तरह से, जैसे होना चाहिए।
Prince (unnamed in excerpt; narrated within Varāha → Pṛthivī frame)
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It reflects ideals of orderly succession and legitimacy, offering evidence for how Purāṇic narratives encode political ethics through kinship terminology.
No geographic location is identified; the verse concerns governance and inheritance.
Justice in transfer of power: authority should be handed over according to recognized norms rather than personal impulse.
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