Varaha Purana 6.34: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 34
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
सम्भूतस्त्वं महाराज राज्ञः सुमनसो गृहे । काश्मीरदेशाधिपतेरहं चाङ्गरुहैस्तव ॥ ६.३४ ॥
sambhūtastvaṁ mahārāja rājñaḥ sumanaso gṛhe | kāśmīradeśādhipater ahaṁ cāṅgaruhaistava || 6.34 ||
O wielki królu, urodziłeś się w domu króla Sumanasa; a ja również urodziłem się jako twoje potomstwo, od pana ziemi Kaszmiru.
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It exemplifies Purāṇic historiography through genealogical framing, linking royal houses and regions to establish cultural memory and political geography within the narrative tradition.
Kāśmīra-deśa (“the region of Kashmir”), commonly identified with the Kashmir Valley and its wider historical-cultural region in the northwestern Himalayas.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse foregrounds legitimacy through lineage and regional identity—an implicit philosophical emphasis on continuity, responsibility, and the social order associated with kingship.
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