Varaha Purana 41.30: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 30
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
अमूल्य तद्वधं वृत्तं कथयित्वा नराधिपः । भृशं शोकपरीतात्मा रुरोद भृशदुःखितः ॥ ४१.३० ॥
amūlya tad-vadhaṁ vṛttaṁ kathayitvā narādhipaḥ | bhṛśaṁ śoka-parītātmā ruroda bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ || 41.30 ||
Wahai Amūlya, setelah menceritakan peristiwa pembunuhan itu, sang raja—jiwanya diliputi dukacita—menangis tersedu-sedu, amat menderita.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not indicated in this fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: moral and political instruction is conveyed through emotionally charged royal episodes, highlighting grief as a consequence of violent events and as a catalyst for ethical reflection.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the king’s reaction after recounting an event.
The verse foregrounds the human cost of violence (vadha) and frames grief (śoka) as an ethically significant response, implicitly encouraging restraint, accountability, and reflective governance.
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