Varaha Purana 17.5: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 5
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
तस्य पुत्रत्वमापेदे सुप्रभो मणिजो धरे । प्रजापालेति वै नाम्ना श्रुतकीर्तिर्महाबलः ॥ १७.५ ॥
tasya putratvam āpede suprabho maṇijo dhare | prajāpāleti vai nāmnā śrutakīrtir mahābalaḥ || 17.5 ||
O Dharo (Ziemia), Maṇija, znany również jako Suprabha, stał się jego synem; a on, sławny w chwale i o wielkiej sile, był rzeczywiście nazywany imieniem Prajāpāla.
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It preserves a genealogical notice typical of Purāṇic historiography, recording succession through sonship and highlighting royal/heroic identity via epithets such as “Prajāpāla,” a title associated with protection and governance.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the vocative “Dharā” addresses the Earth as a narrative interlocutor rather than indicating a place.
Implicitly, the epithet “Prajāpāla” frames rulership as protective stewardship—an ideal of governance emphasizing safeguarding subjects (prajā) rather than mere power.
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