Varaha Purana 36.1: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 1
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
महातपा उवाच । आदितरेतासु राजानो मणिजा ये प्रकीर्तिताः । कथयिष्यामि तान् राजन् यत्र जातोऽपि पार्थिव ॥ ३६.१ ॥
mahātapā uvāca | āditaretāsu rājāno maṇijā ye prakīrtitāḥ | kathayiṣyāmi tān rājan yatra jāto ’pi pārthiva || 36.1 ||
महातपा ने कहा, राजा मैं तुम्हे बताता हूँ। आदित्रेता की लाइन में कौन कौन से राजा आए। लोग उन्हे मणिजा कहते थे। तुम भी उसी लाइन में पैदा हुए हो।
Mahātapā
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It introduces a genealogical narration—typical of Purāṇic historiography—framing royal lineages as a medium for preserving cultural memory and political ideals.
No specific geographic place-name is given in this verse; it signals a dynastic context (“among the descendants of Āditaretas”) rather than a mapped location.
The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical function is archival—legitimizing and organizing knowledge through lineage narration and the discourse between a sage-like speaker and a king.
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