Varaha Purana 48.25: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 25
The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla
इह जन्मनि राजा असौ राज्यं कृत्वा इयाद् वनम् । यज्ञैश्च विविधैरिष्ट्वा परं निर्वाणमाप्तवान् ॥ ४८.२५ ॥
iha janmani rājā ’sau rājyaṁ kṛtvā iyād vanam | yajñaiś ca vividhair iṣṭvā paraṁ nirvāṇam āptavān || 48.25 ||
Dalam kehidupan ini juga, raja itu—setelah menjalankan pemerintahan—pergi ke hutan; dan setelah melaksanakan pelbagai yajña, dia mencapai nirvāṇa yang tertinggi (pembebasan muktamad).
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-era ideal: a ruler completes worldly duties (governance and ritual patronage) and then turns toward renunciation, presenting a culturally influential model of life-stages and ethical governance.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; “vanam” indicates the archetypal ‘forest’ setting associated with withdrawal from courtly life rather than a uniquely identifiable geographic site.
The verse presents an ethical trajectory from responsible worldly rule to disciplined withdrawal and spiritual pursuit, emphasizing that public duty and personal liberation are framed as sequential aims within an idealized life-course.
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