Varaha Purana 6.4: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 4
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
ततः कालेन महता तस्य राज्ञो मतिः किल । निवृत्तराज्यभोगस्य द्वन्द्वस्यान्तमुपेयुषी ॥ ६.४ ॥
tataḥ kālena mahatā tasya rājño matiḥ kila | nivṛttarājyabhogasya dvandvasyāntam upeyuṣī || 6.4 ||
ನಂತರ ಬಹುಕಾಲವಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಆ ರಾಜನ ಮತಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಭೋಗಗಳಿಂದ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ, ಸಂಸಾರದ ದ್ವಂದ್ವಗಳ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿತು.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical motif: a ruler’s gradual shift from political enjoyment toward detachment, aligning kingship narratives with broader dharma and soteriological themes in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on an internal change in the king’s disposition rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds the philosophical instruction of detachment: withdrawing from the pleasures of power and moving beyond dvandvas (pairs of opposites such as pleasure/pain), presented as a maturation of understanding over time.
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