Varaha Purana 197.14 — Adhyaya 197, Shloka 14
The Division of the Gates of Yama’s City and the Description of the Tribunal Hall
चिन्तयन्ति च कार्याणि सर्वलोकहिताय ते ॥ यथादृष्टं यथाशास्त्रं यथाकालनिवेदकाः ॥
cintayanti ca kāryāṇi sarvalokahitāya te || yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśāstraṃ yathākālanivedakāḥ ||
അവർ സർവ്വലോകഹിതത്തിനായി കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് ആലോചിക്കുന്നു; കണ്ടതുപോലെ, ശാസ്ത്രപ്രകാരം, കാലോചിതമായി—അങ്ങനെ തന്നെ നിവേദിച്ച് നിഗമനം പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Deliberation should aim at sarva-loka-hita (universal welfare), integrating observation (dṛṣṭa), śāstra, and kāla-yogyatā (timely appropriateness).","karmic_consequence":"Welfare-oriented, context-sensitive dharma yields prosperity and stability; ignoring facts, śāstra, or time leads to harmful policy and collective suffering."}
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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Governance","Public Welfare"]
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Karuna
Type: social sphere
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 197.12–16 (from qualifications to welfare-oriented deliberation)
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FAQs
It frames dharma-deliberation as oriented toward collective welfare and sensitive to evidence, textual norms, and temporal context—key themes in classical administrative ethics.
No geographic place is named; the verse emphasizes universal welfare and procedural method.
Ethical decision-making should integrate observation, authoritative guidance (śāstra), and situational appropriateness (kāla).
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