Varaha Purana 41.17: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 17
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
इह लोकेऽभवद् राजा वीरधन्वेति विश्रुतः । स कदाचिद् वनं प्रायान् मृगहेतोः परंतपः ॥ ४१.१७ ॥
iha loke 'bhavad rājā vīradhanveti viśrutaḥ | sa kadācid vanaṃ prāyān mṛgahetoḥ paraṃtapaḥ || 41.17 ||
इस दुनिया में एक राजा था। उसका नाम वीरधन्वा था, सब जानते थे। एक बार वो शिकार करने के लिए जंगल गया।
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It introduces a named royal figure (Vīradhanvan) in a Purāṇic narrative sequence, a common literary method for framing ethical exempla and subsequent events through a king’s actions.
Only a general setting is given—"vana" (forest). No specific toponym is provided in this verse for secure modern identification.
The verse itself primarily sets narrative context (a king going to the forest to hunt). Any ethical evaluation (e.g., conduct of rulers, treatment of wildlife) would depend on the subsequent verses that develop consequences or guidance.
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