Varaha Purana 6.21: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 21
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
व्याध उवाच । पूर्वं कलियुगे राजन् राजा त्वं दक्षिणापथे । पूर्णधर्मोद्भवः श्रीमान् जनस्थाने विचक्षणः ॥ ६.२१ ॥
vyādha uvāca | pūrvaṃ kaliyuge rājan rājā tvaṃ dakṣiṇāpathe | pūrṇadharmodbhavaḥ śrīmān janasthāne vicakṣaṇaḥ || 6.21 ||
ນາຍພານເວົ້າວ່າ: «ໃນກ່ອນໜ້າ ໃນຍຸກກະລິ, ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ທ່ານເຄີຍເປັນກະສັດໃນແດນພາກໃຕ້; ມີສະຫງ່າລາສີ, ເກີດຈາກທຳມະອັນສົມບູນ, ແລະຮູ້ແຈ້ງໃນຊະນະສະຖານ»។
Vyādha (the hunter)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"None (the hunter answers by revealing the king’s prior-life identity and virtues)."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Kingship is validated by dharma: the ideal king is ‘pūrṇa-dharma-udbhava’ (rooted in complete dharma) and discerning; past merit shapes present station.","karmic_consequence":"Dharma-based rule yields lasting fame and favorable rebirth/memory; deviation from dharma leads to loss of glory and adverse karmic outcomes."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Karma / moral causality","core_concept":"Identity and status unfold across lives; dharma cultivated earlier leaves enduring saṃskāras recognized by others.","practical_application":"Invest in dharma and discernment as long-term capital; interpret life circumstances through ethical continuity rather than mere chance."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Historical Memory","Geography","Kingship"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: Ancient region and locality (southern route/Deccan sphere; Janasthāna associated with Daṇḍakāraṇya area in epic geography)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: karmic backstory revelations used to teach dharma (general motif)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The hunter speaks calmly, pointing to the king’s past-life grandeur—southern kingship and discernment in Janasthāna—while the king listens, surprised.","item_prompts":["hunter speaking (vyādha)","king attentive, slightly astonished","map-like cues: southern landscape motifs","forest/Daṇḍaka hints for Janasthāna","aura of remembered royalty"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative panel with hunter addressing king; background split—court foreground, stylized forest/Deccan hills behind to suggest Janasthāna; rich ornamentation for ‘śrīmān’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: king highlighted with gold accents to indicate past merit; hunter in front; inset vignette of forested Janasthāna in a corner medallion.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle storytelling tone; detailed natural backdrop for Janasthāna; refined expressions showing recognition and wonder.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical forest scene blending into court; soft greens and browns; the hunter as narrator with expressive hand gesture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Narrative-revelatory, reflective","suggested_raga":"Bageshri","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"calm, explanatory, with emphasis on ‘kaliyuge’ and ‘pūrṇadharmodbhavaḥ’"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic narrative technique of recalling prior status and moral standing (kingship and dharma) to frame the character’s identity and the ethical trajectory of the dialogue.
Janasthāna is named, a well-known ancient toponym often associated in Sanskrit literature with the southern/Daṇḍaka region; modern scholarly discussions commonly relate it broadly to areas in and around present-day Maharashtra–Telangana–Karnataka zones, though precise identification varies by text and tradition.
The verse foregrounds the ideal of rulership grounded in “complete dharma” (pūrṇa-dharma), presenting moral discernment and righteousness as defining traits of legitimate authority.
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