Varaha Purana 180.2: Adhyaya 180, Shloka 2
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
अस्यां पुर्यां तु राजा आसीद्धार्मिकः सत्यविक्रमः ॥ चन्द्रसेनेति नाम्ना च यज्वा दानहिते रतः
asyāṁ puryāṁ tu rājāsīd dhārmikaḥ satyavikramaḥ || candraseneti nāmnā ca yajvā dānahite rataḥ
ഈ നഗരത്തിൽ ഒരു രാജാവുണ്ടായിരുന്നു—ധാർമ്മികൻ, സത്യവിക്രമൻ—ചന്ദ്രസേന എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ; യജ്ഞം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും ദാനധർമ്മത്തിൽ നിരതനുമായിരുന്നു।
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It provides a classic Purāṇic ‘exemplary king’ profile—linking sovereignty with yajña and dāna—useful for studying normative political ethics in Sanskrit narrative.
The verse references “this city” without naming it; the location must be inferred from the broader Dhruva-tīrtha narrative context.
It promotes an ethical model of rulership grounded in righteousness, ritual responsibility, and public welfare through generosity.
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