Varaha Purana 175.22 — Adhyaya 175, Shloka 22
The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter
कान्यकुब्जाधिपो राजा क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितः ॥ तस्य सत्रं सर्वकाले देवगर्त्तेश्वरे शिवे ॥
kānyakubjādhipo rājā kṣatradharme vyavasthitaḥ | tasya satraṃ sarvakālaṃ devagartteśvare śive ||
കാന്യകുബ്ജത്തിന്റെ അധിപനായ രാജാവ് ക്ഷത്രധർമ്മത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനായിരുന്നു. ദേവഗർത്തേശ്വര ശിവസന്നിധിയിൽ അവനുവേണ്ടി സർവകാലവും നടക്കുന്ന സത്രം—അവിരത യജ്ഞദാനം—ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
Varāha (default for this fragmentary excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Devagartteśvara-Śiva (site named, not identified as Mathurā)","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king established in kṣatriya-dharma sustains continuous public benefaction through an ongoing satra at a revered Śiva-site.","karmic_consequence":"Upholding kṣatriya-dharma with yajña/charity supports fame, stability, and merit; neglect implies decline of royal legitimacy and loss of puṇya (implied by Purāṇic rāja-dharma framing)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"rāja-dharma","core_concept":"Political authority is validated by dharmic alignment—protection and generosity expressed through sustained ritual patronage.","practical_application":"Interpret Purāṇic polity passages as models: rulers (or leaders) should institutionalize welfare/ritual giving rather than episodic display."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Historical Polity","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Śiva-kṣetra / royal-sacrificial venue
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 175.25.0 (description of the satra’s splendor)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, ceremonial","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, steady, ritual-register"}
FAQs
It links kingship (kṣatriya-dharma) with continuous patronage of ritual institutions, reflecting a Purāṇic model of polity and religious endowment.
Kānyakubja is named; it is commonly identified with modern Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, India. Devagartteśvara appears as a named Śiva site in the narrative.
The verse presents an ideal of rulerly duty: steadfastness in kṣatriya-dharma together with sustained support of public ritual and sacred institutions.
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