Varaha Purana 36.7: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 7
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
शम्भुः सेनापतिरभूत् सुकान्तो दशरथः स्मृतः । सोमोऽभूज्जनको राजा एते त्रेतायुगॆ नृप ॥ ३६.७ ॥
śambhuḥ senāpatir abhūt sukānto daśarathaḥ smṛtaḥ | somo 'bhūj janako rājā ete tretāyuge nṛpa || 36.7 ||
शंभु सेना का मुखी बना। सुकान्त को लोग दशरथ के नाम से जानते हैं। सोम, जनक राजा बन गया। यह सब त्रेता युग के राजा थे।
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It preserves a Purāṇic-style record of royal and administrative roles in the Tretāyuga, including name-equivalences that reflect how later tradition remembered or re-identified figures across narratives.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on personal names and offices (king/commander) rather than a place.
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its function is archival—cataloguing rulers and roles—supporting broader Purāṇic themes of governance and the continuity of social order across yugas.
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