Varaha Purana 137.196: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 196
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
दास्यामि राज्यं पुत्राय वचनात्तव सुन्दरि॥ यथा पूर्वं मया लब्धं स्वपितुर्यद्यथाक्रमम्॥
dāsyāmi rājyaṃ putrāya vacanāt tava sundari || yathā pūrvaṃ mayā labdhaṃ svapitur yad yathākramam ||
मैं अपना राज्य अपने बेटे को दे दूँगा। सुंदर, तुम्हारी बात मान के यह करूँगा। जैसे मेरे बाप ने मुझे दिया था, वैसे मैं भी अपने बेटे को दूँगा। सब सही तरीके से होगा।
Kaliṅga ruler (implied by nearby verse; otherwise narrative voice)
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It reflects a normative ideal of orderly inheritance and legitimized transfer of power, framed as continuity from father to son—useful for comparing Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra notions of succession.
No new location is specified in this verse; it continues the royal-ethical thread within the travel narrative.
Transfer authority in due order and keep one’s pledged word, presenting governance as bound to promise and lineage procedure.
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