Varaha Purana 208.29 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 29
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
न कश्चिद् दृश्यते मर्त्यो रुजार्त्तो दुःखितोऽपि वा ॥ अथात्र बहुकालस्य राजानं मिथिलाधिपम् ।
na kaścid dṛśyate martyo rujārto duḥkhito 'pi vā || athātra bahukālasya rājānaṃ mithilādhipam
ಯಾವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನೂ ರೋಗಪೀಡಿತನಾಗಿಯೂ ದುಃಖಿತನಾಗಿಯೂ ಕಾಣಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ; ನಂತರ ಬಹುಕಾಲದ ಬಳಿಕ ಮಿಥಿಲಾಧಿಪತಿ ರಾಜನಿಗೆ (ಏನೋ) ಸಂಭವಿಸಿತು।
Yama (Dharmarāja)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Mithilā","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"impermanence within prosperity","core_concept":"Even in an ideal, low-suffering social order, kāla (time) brings change; narrative hints at the limits of worldly stability.","practical_application":"Use prosperity as a time for dharma and preparedness—cultivate virtue and wise counsel, not complacency."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Governance","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: city/kingdom (Janaka-land)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208.31–34 (transition from ideal conditions to the queen’s forthcoming speech)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A peaceful Mithilā with healthy citizens; the scene subtly shifts toward anticipation as attention turns to the king after a long time.","item_prompts":["cityscape of Mithilā","content citizens without signs of illness","palace silhouette","subtle dusk lighting to suggest change","narrative focus moving toward the king"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: orderly city and palace, calm faces, muted transition tones suggesting impending development.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gilded palace elements, prosperous city motifs, slight darkening of sky to foreshadow change.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed architectural lines, gentle crowd scene, restrained foreshadowing through light and posture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: panoramic town with soft hills, poetic calm, a small visual cue (evening cloud) indicating narrative turn."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm-with-foreboding","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"soft, slightly grave"}
FAQs
It depicts a utopian social condition under righteous governance and introduces a narrative turn, a common Purāṇic technique for moving from ideal description to a consequential episode.
Mithilā is named; it is commonly identified in scholarship with the ancient Videha region, associated with areas of present-day North Bihar and adjoining Nepal (Janakpur region traditions).
The verse reinforces the ideal that governance oriented to welfare correlates with reduced suffering, while also preparing for a later lesson through the forthcoming change in circumstances.
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