Varaha Purana 37.23: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 23
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
इत्युक्तो ब्राह्मणः प्राह कोऽसि त्वं पुरुषर्षभ । सोऽब्रवीत्तस्य राजेन्द्रः प्रतापी पूर्वजन्मनि । दीर्घबाहुरिति ख्यातः सर्वधर्मविशारदः ॥ ३७.२३ ॥
ity ukto brāhmaṇaḥ prāha ko ’si tvaṃ puruṣarṣabha | so ’bravīt tasya rājendraḥ pratāpī pūrvajanmani | dīrghabāhur iti khyātaḥ sarvadharmaviśāradaḥ || 37.23 ||
ब्राह्मण ने पूछा, तुम कौन हो भाई? वो बोला, मैं पहले जन्म में राजा था। मेरा नाम दीर्घबाहु था। मैं धरम के बारे में सब जानता था।
Unspecified interlocutor (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue; immediate speaker here: brāhmaṇa, then the addressed man replies)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: identifying a character through a former-birth account to frame ethical authority and establish continuity of kingship and dharma across lifetimes.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is focused on personal identification and former-birth status.
The verse foregrounds dharma-competence (sarvadharmaviśārada) as a defining attribute of ideal rulership and personal standing, implying that ethical expertise is central to legitimate authority.
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