Varaha Purana 68.21 — Adhyaya 68, Shloka 21
Dharma Across the Four Yugas, the Disruption of Social Conduct, and Ritual Purification from Varṇa-Mixing Transgressions
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत् पृष्टोऽहं त्वया नृप । मन्वादिर्भिर्विस्तरशः कथ्यते येन पार्थिव । समासस्तेन मया कथितं ते नृपोत्तम ॥ ६८.२१ ॥
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yat pṛṣṭo 'haṃ tvayā nṛpa | manv-ādirbhir vistaraśaḥ kathyate yena pārthiva | samāsas tena mayā kathitaṃ te nṛpottama || 68.21 ||
Wahai raja, telah aku jelaskan kepadamu segala yang engkau tanyakan kepadaku. Wahai penguasa bumi, perkara yang dihuraikan dengan panjang lebar bermula daripada para Manu itu, telah aku sampaikan kepadamu di sini secara ringkas, wahai raja yang utama.
Varāha (default, instructor voice in the primary dialogue framework)
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":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"hermeneutics / authority of śāstra","core_concept":"Śāstra can be taught in saṅkṣepa (summary) while retaining the pramāṇa-status of the fuller manvantara-based tradition; the teacher adapts scope to the listener’s capacity and context.","practical_application":"Study by first grasping saṅgraha (outline) before entering vistara (detail); respect paramparā and the didactic need for graded instruction."}
Subject Matter: ["Textual Transmission","Didactic Summary","Purāṇic Genealogical-Historical Framing"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: वीर
Type: textual frame (purāṇic upasaṃhāra)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: manvantara/genealogical-historical sections alluded to by ‘manvādibhiḥ’; Upasaṃhāra-style closures elsewhere in the text where Varāha summarizes prior teaching
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic closure scene: Varāha as authoritative narrator addressing a seated king, indicating that an immense manvantara-based account has been summarized.","item_prompts":["Varāha (divine teacher) seated or standing in discourse posture","king with añjali-mudrā","palm-leaf manuscript bundle or scrolls symbolizing ‘summary’","subtle backdrop motifs: Manu lineage tree or cosmic cycles"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha as dignified divine preceptor with ornate crown and halo, warm earthy palette; king seated below with folded hands; manuscript bundles near the teacher; minimal background with stylized lineage motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with prabhāmaṇḍala and gold-leaf ornaments; king in rich attire; gold-highlighted palm-leaf manuscripts; decorative arch framing the upasaṃhāra moment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading; Varāha in calm teaching gesture; king attentive; manuscripts and a faint genealogical diagram behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly dialogue under a pavilion; Varāha as divine sage-like figure; king listening; delicate landscape margins with symbolic ‘time-cycle’ clouds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, concluding, authoritative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, didactic, gently emphatic on संबोधन (nṛpa, pārthiva, nṛpottama)"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic editorial strategy: acknowledging larger, earlier narrative corpora (e.g., traditions ‘beginning with the Manus’) while presenting a condensed account suited to the immediate dialogue context.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a meta-narrative transition about the scope and method of narration.
The verse does not give a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is methodological—emphasizing faithful transmission of inquiry-based teaching and the legitimacy of summarizing extensive traditions for clarity.
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