Varaha Purana 214.9: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 9
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
Uttara Bhāga (attribution uncertain in manuscript fragments) · Devāsura/Daitya-udvega and divine counsel
यादृशोऽस्य महोत्साहस्तेजोबलसमन्वितः ॥ नूनमेष महासत्त्वो हरेत्स्थानं दिवौकसाम् ॥
yādṛśo 'sya mahotsāhas tejobalasamanvitaḥ || nūnam eṣa mahāsattvo haret sthānaṃ divaukasām ||
yAdRRisho.asya mahotsAhastejobalasamanvitaH || nUnameSha mahAsattvo haretsthAnaM divaukasAm
देखो इसमे कितना जोश है, कितनी ताकत है। यह बड़ा आदमी है। यह देवताओं की जगह ले लेगा।
Sandhi Notes
- यादृशोऽस्य = यादृशः + अस्य
- तेजोबलसमन्वितः = तेजः + बल + समन्वितः
- नूनमेष = नूनम् + एषः
Varāha
Tejas and bala, when unmoored from dharma, become instruments of illegitimate seizure of sthāna (rightful office).
Evaluate leadership by legitimacy and dharma, not merely by charisma, resolve, or force.
Varaha Purana 214.7, 214.9 (same counsel sequence)
FAQs
It encodes a political metaphor—‘seat/office’—within cosmic narrative, useful for understanding how Purāṇas model authority and succession.
No geographic location is identified; the focus is the celestial ‘seat’ (sthāna).
It implicitly critiques ambition that targets institutional displacement, foregrounding the value of stable order.
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