Varaha Purana 8.6 — Adhyaya 8, Shloka 6
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
तस्य कालेन महता चारित्रेण च धीमतः । बभूवार्ज्जुनकी नाम कन्या च वरवर्णिनी ॥ ८.६ ॥
tasya kālena mahatā cāritreṇa ca dhīmataḥ | babhūvārjjunakī nāma kanyā ca varavarṇinī || 8.6 ||
ദീർഘകാലം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ആ ധീമാന്റെ ഉത്തമചരിത്രഫലമായി ‘ആർജ്ജുനകീ’ എന്ന ശ്രേഷ്ഠവർണ്ണയുള്ള കന്യ ജനിച്ചു।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
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: ["Genealogy","Narrative Literature","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 8.8.7-10 (continuation: marriage deliberation and proposal)
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FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention in which lineage and social memory are conveyed through brief genealogical notices, emphasizing character (cāritra) as a marker of status and continuity.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on a personal/genealogical detail (the birth or emergence of a maiden named Ārjjanakī).
The verse foregrounds the idea that exemplary conduct (cāritra) and wisdom (dhīmat) are socially meaningful qualities, implicitly presenting moral character as foundational to prosperity and lineage.
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