Varaha Purana 17.3: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 3
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
श्रीवराह उवाच । सुप्रभो मणिजो यस्तु राजा नाम्ना महामनाः । तस्योत्पत्तिं वरारोहे शृणु त्वं भूतधारिणि ॥ १७.३ ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | suprabho maṇijo yastu rājā nāmnā mahāmanāḥ | tasyotpattiṃ varārohe śṛṇu tvaṃ bhūtadhāriṇi || 17.3 ||
Śrī Varāha bersabda: “Ada seorang raja berhati besar bernama Suprabha, lahir daripada Maṇija. Wahai yang berpinggul elok, pemangku segala makhluk, dengarlah ketika Aku menceritakan asal-usulnya.”
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It functions as a narrative preface typical of Purāṇic historiography, introducing a king and signaling an ensuing account of lineage (utpatti), a common method for organizing cultural memory and political-ethical exemplars.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is a framing statement introducing a person (King Suprabha) and his origin.
The verse primarily establishes a didactic setting: attentive listening to an account of origins and exemplary rulership, rather than stating a direct ethical injunction.
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