Varaha Purana 10.72: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 72
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
स राजा दुर्जयः श्रीमान् लब्ध्वा पुत्रद्वयं शुभम् । स्वयं कालान्तरे श्रीमान् जगामारण्यं अन्तिके ॥ १०.७३ ॥
sa rājā durjayaḥ śrīmān labdhvā putradvayaṃ śubham | svayaṃ kālāntare śrīmān jagāmāraṇyam antike || 10.73 ||
Raja Durjaya yang mulia lagi berseri, setelah memperoleh sepasang putera yang membawa keberkatan, kemudian—setelah masa berlalu—baginda sendiri pergi ke pertapaan hutan yang berdekatan.
Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a ruler secures dynastic continuity (birth of heirs) and later withdraws toward a forest setting, aligning with South Asian literary themes of kingship, succession, and later-life renunciation or retreat.
No specific named location is given; the verse only mentions an araṇya (forest) 'nearby' (antike), which functions as a generic cultural-geographic setting rather than a uniquely identifiable site.
Implicitly, the verse foregrounds orderly succession (ensuring heirs) and the transition away from active rule over time, a philosophical instruction consistent with regulated life-stages and responsible governance rather than perpetual attachment to power.
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