Varaha Purana 17.1: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 1
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
धरण्युवाच । ये ते मणौ तदा देव उत्पन्ना नरपुङ्गवाः । तेषां वरो भगवता दत्तस्त्रेतायुगे किल ॥ १७.१ ॥
dharaṇy uvāca | ye te maṇau tadā deva utpannā narapuṅgavāḥ | teṣāṃ varo bhagavatā dattastretāyuge kila || 17.1 ||
Dharaṇī (Bumi) berkata: “Wahai dewa, para insan terunggul yang ketika itu lahir di Maṇau—sesungguhnya kepada mereka Bhagavān telah menganugerahkan suatu kurnia pada zaman Tretā-yuga.”
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic historiographic style: anchoring human lineages and notable figures within mythic time (the yuga framework) and legitimizing them through the motif of a divinely granted boon.
The verse names “Maṇau” as a toponym (place name). The fragment does not provide enough internal markers to securely identify it with a specific modern location; it remains a named sacred/geographic reference within the text’s narrative geography.
No explicit ethical injunction is stated in this single verse; its primary function is narrative framing—introducing a tradition of divine favor (vara) connected to exemplary human figures (narapuṅgava) within a yuga-based chronology.
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