Varaha Purana 17.1: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 1
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogue Framework (Pṛthivī–Varāha); Genealogical/Boons Narrative (Tretā-yuga context)
धरण्युवाच । ये ते मणौ तदा देव उत्पन्ना नरपुङ्गवाः । तेषां वरो भगवता दत्तस्त्रेतायुगे किल ॥ १७.१ ॥
dharaṇy uvāca | ye te maṇau tadā deva utpannā narapuṅgavāḥ | teṣāṃ varo bhagavatā dattastretāyuge kila || 17.1 ||
dharaNyuvAcha | ye te maNau tadA deva utpannA narapuMgavAH | teShAM varo bhagavatA dattastretAyuge kila || 17.1 ||
धरणी ने कहा, भगवान, मणौ में जो लोग पैदा हुए थे, वो बहुत बड़े थे। त्रेता युग में आपने उनको वरदान दिया था।
Sandhi Notes
- धरण्युवाच → धरणी + उवाच
- दत्तस्त्रेतायुगे → दत्तः + त्रेतायुगे
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)
Curious, seeking clarification about past boons and their recipients
Who were the foremost men born at Maṇau, and what boon did Bhagavān grant them in the Tretā-yuga?
Sacred history is structured by yuga-chronology and divine grace (vara/boon) shaping human lineages.
Approach lineage and place-traditions as carriers of dharmic memory; inquire respectfully to learn causes behind prosperity and rulership.
Bhu Devi addresses the deity in dialogue, recalling a boon granted in Treta-yuga.
Varāha Purāṇa 17.17.2-5 (continuation: genealogy and names)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic historiographic style: anchoring human lineages and notable figures within mythic time (the yuga framework) and legitimizing them through the motif of a divinely granted boon.
The verse names “Maṇau” as a toponym (place name). The fragment does not provide enough internal markers to securely identify it with a specific modern location; it remains a named sacred/geographic reference within the text’s narrative geography.
No explicit ethical injunction is stated in this single verse; its primary function is narrative framing—introducing a tradition of divine favor (vara) connected to exemplary human figures (narapuṅgava) within a yuga-based chronology.
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