Varaha Purana 4.10: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 10
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
श्रीवराह उवाच । भवतीं सप्तधा कृत्वा पुत्राणां च प्रदाय सः । प्रियव्रतस्तपस्तेपे नारदाच्छ्रुतविस्मयः ॥ ४.१० ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | bhavatīṃ saptadhā kṛtvā putrāṇāṃ ca pradāya saḥ | priyavratas tapas tepe nāradāc chruta-vismayaḥ || 4.10 ||
ພຣະສີວຣາຫະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຂົາໄດ້ແບ່ງເຈົ້າ (ທະຣະນີ) ເປັນ 7 ສ່ວນ ແລະແຈກໃຫ້ແກ່ບຸດທັງຫຼາຍ, ປຣິຍະວຣະຕະ (Priyavrata) ກໍໄດ້ປະພຶດຕະປະ (tapas) ດ້ວຍຄວາມພິສົດໃຈຕໍ່ສິ່ງທີ່ໄດ້ຟັງຈາກນາຣະດະ (Nārada).
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It reflects a common Purāṇic mode of linking political order (allocation of territories to heirs) with ascetic authority (tapas), situating kingship within a broader cultural-ethical framework of restraint and counsel (here associated with Nārada).
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it refers broadly to the Earth (addressed as “bhavatīm”) being divided into seven parts, a motif often connected in Purāṇic literature with a sevenfold territorial or continental scheme.
The verse foregrounds disciplined governance (orderly distribution to successors) alongside self-regulation through ascetic practice (tapas), suggesting that authority is ideally tempered by disciplined conduct and wise counsel.
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