Varaha Purana 10.70 — Adhyaya 10, Shloka 70
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
ते लब्ध्वा सहसा राजा मुदा परमया युतः । आजगाम स्वकं राष्ट्रं निजसैन्यसमावृतः ॥ १०.७१ ॥
te labdhvā sahasā rājā mudā paramayā yutaḥ | ājagāma svakaṃ rāṣṭraṃ nijasainyasamāvṛtaḥ || 10.71 ||
അവരെ ഉടൻ ലഭിച്ച രാജാവ് പരമാനന്ദത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞു, തന്റെ സൈന്യത്താൽ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടവനായി സ്വന്തം രാജ്യത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങി വന്നു.
Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not indicated in this fragment)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Kingship","Political Geography","Narrative Continuity","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: hāsya
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: Political geography / royal road
Related Themes: Leads into lineage continuation (10.10.72)
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FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which a king’s successful acquisition (labdhvā) is followed by a return to the rāṣṭra with military retinue, illustrating ideals of political order and the restoration of stability after an achievement.
No specific place-name is given; the verse mentions only svakaṃ rāṣṭram (“his own kingdom”), which functions as a generic political-geographic reference rather than an identifiable toponym.
Implicitly, the verse emphasizes rightful completion of a task and orderly return to governance—an ideal of responsible kingship where success is integrated back into the administration of the realm.
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