Varaha Purana 139.19: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 19
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
तत्र स्थित्वा चिरङ्कालं राजा भवति धार्मिकः ॥ ततो भुक्त्वा सर्वभोगान्स्थित्वा संसारसागरे
tatra sthitvā ciraṅkālaṃ rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ || tato bhuktvā sarvabhogān sthitvā saṃsārasāgare
वहाँ रह के जब काफी टाइम हो जाता है, वो अच्छा राजा बन जाता है। फिर वो सारी खुशियाँ एन्जॉय करता है। इसके बाद भी वो दुनिया के चक्कर में फँसा रहता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic integration of devotion with socio-political ideals, portraying dharma as a legitimizing virtue of kingship.
No explicit geographic location is specified; 'tatra' points back to a previously mentioned realm or result-state in the chapter.
Righteous conduct (dharma) is framed as the defining quality of political authority and as a consequence of prior merit.
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