Varaha Purana 172.47 — Adhyaya 172, Shloka 47
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
उत्पपात ततः स्थानाद्यत्र राजा व्यवस्थितः ॥ राज्ञे निवेदयामास रत्नानि सुबहूनि च ॥
utpapāta tataḥ sthānād yatra rājā vyavasthitaḥ || rājñe nivedayāmāsa ratnāni subahūni ca ||
അപ്പോൾ അവൻ ആ സ്ഥലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വേഗത്തിൽ പുറപ്പെട്ടു രാജാവ് നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്നിടത്തേക്ക് ചെന്നു, രാജാവിന് അനവധി രത്നങ്ങൾ സമർപ്പിച്ചു।
Varāha
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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}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Royal audience","Material culture (ratna)","Narrative movement"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: royal court/assembly hall
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 172.53-56 (royal reception; āścarya; senāpati instruction)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-formal","suggested_raga":"Kambhoji","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, courtly, descriptive"}
FAQs
It provides a literary snapshot of diplomatic/ritual exchange (presentation of valuables) that parallels known patterns of elite interaction in premodern South Asia.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; it situates action at a royal station or court setting.
The narrative reinforces norms of formal approach—seeking audience properly and offering gifts as markers of respect and intent.
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