Varaha Purana 47.16: Adhyaya 47, Shloka 16
The Rite of Śrāvaṇa Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī (Dāmodara Worship) and the Exemplum of King Nṛga
Pūrva Bhāga · Narratives of Protection and Kingship (Rājadharma / Social Order)
दस्यून् निहत्य सा देवी तस्य राज्ञस्तनुं पुनः । प्रविशन्त्याशु राजा अपि प्रतिबुद्धोऽथ दृष्टवान् । म्लेच्छांस्तु निहतान् दृष्ट्वा सा स्वमूर्त्तिलयं गता ॥ ४७.१६ ॥
dasyūn nihatya sā devī tasya rājñas tanuṃ punaḥ | praviśanty āśu rājā 'pi pratibuddho 'tha dṛṣṭavān | mlecchāṃs tu nihatān dṛṣṭvā sā sva-mūrti-layaṃ gatā || 47.16 ||
dasyUn nihatya sA devI tasya rAj~nastanuM punaH | pravishantyAshu rAjA.api pratibuddho.atha dRRiShTavAn | mlechChAMstu nihatAn dRRiShTvA sA svamUrttilayaM gatA || 47.16 ||
देवी ने डाकुओं को मार दिया। फिर वो वापस राजा के शरीर में चली गई। राजा जल्दी जाग गया और देखा कि डाकू मारे पड़े हैं। देवी वापस अपनी जगह चली गई।
Sandhi Notes
- प्रविशन्त्याशु = प्रविशन्ती + आशु
- प्रतिबुद्धोऽथ = प्रतिबुद्धः + अथ
- स्वमूर्त्तिलयं = स्व + मूर्ति + लयम्
Varāha
Protective divinity can manifest and withdraw without leaving ordinary perception altered—grace operates, then becomes subtle again.
After crises, return to steadiness; attribute success to dharma and disciplined gratitude rather than pride.
The king’s body politic is safeguarded by protective power; after threat removal, order is restored and the extraordinary agency withdraws.
When adharma is checked, peace returns; persistent adharma invites repeated violent correction and instability.
Indirect Vaiṣṇava protection motif continues (cakra/devī as protective power), but no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa marker.
Varāha Purāṇa 47.47.17 (king seeks explanation from Vāmadeva)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a divine feminine power restores political order by neutralizing threats to the king and then withdrawing, illustrating ideals of protected sovereignty and social stability within the Purāṇic literary milieu.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is framed as an event narrative without explicit geographic markers in the provided excerpt.
The verse presents the protection of the community and restoration of lawful order as a central value, with the king’s capacity to rule re-established after the removal of violent disruptors.
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