Varaha Purana 36.3 — Adhyaya 36, Shloka 3
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
शेषास्त्रेतायुगॆ राजन् भविष्यन्ति महाबलाः । यो दीप्ततेजा मणिजः स शान्तेति प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ३६.३ ॥
śeṣās tretāyuge rājan bhaviṣyanti mahābalāḥ | yo dīptatejā maṇijaḥ sa śānteti prakīrtitaḥ || 36.3 ||
Wahai raja, yang selebihnya akan muncul pada Zaman Tretā sebagai insan yang sangat perkasa. Dia yang bersinar dengan tejas yang menyala, lahir daripada Maṇi, dimasyhurkan sebagai “Śānti”.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"By forecasting Tretā-yuga strong rulers and their epithets, the text frames kingship as a dharmic succession where tejas (splendor) must be yoked to śānti (restraint).","karmic_consequence":"Tejas governed by śānti yields legitimate strength and social order; unrestrained tejas tends toward adharmic violence and instability (implied by the moral naming ‘Śānti’)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical onomastics / dharma-history","core_concept":"Names encode virtues: blazing tejas is ideally crowned by śānti; power is to be pacified by inner restraint.","practical_application":"Cultivate śānti as the regulator of ambition; leaders should interpret their ‘title’ as a vow to embody its virtue."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Historical Chronology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Related Themes: Continuation of Varāha Purāṇa 36.36 genealogical prophecy
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha enumerates future Tretā-yuga strong figures; a luminous youth ‘born of Maṇi’ is indicated, labeled ‘Śānti’.","item_prompts":["teacher-deity pointing as if listing names","a radiant figure with gem-like aura (Maṇi association)","visual contrast: fiery tejas halo tempered by calm posture","Tretā-yuga symbol (three-pillared dharma) subtly shown"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha as narrator; depict a radiant prince with gem-toned aura; include a subtle three-pillar dharma emblem; balanced warm/cool colors to show tejas/śānti.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf highlights for tejas around the ‘Maṇi-born’ figure; serene facial expression to signify Śānti; ornate frame with small three-pillar motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined courtly prophecy scene; luminous but controlled lighting; inscriptions of names near figures; gentle gestures emphasizing restraint.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: sequential vignettes of future kings; one figure with jewel aura; soft landscape; caption ‘Śānti’ near the radiant prince."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"prophetic-instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi/Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, slightly emphatic on names and epithets"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of time-structuring through yugas (cosmic ages), presenting named figures and attributes as part of a prophetic-historical register rather than a strictly datable chronology.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on yuga-time and a figure identified by epithet/name.
The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical function is classificatory—linking an age (Tretā) with the emergence of powerful figures and the naming of a radiant individual as ‘Śānti’.
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