Varaha Purana 36.3 — Adhyaya 36, Shloka 3
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
शेषास्त्रेतायुगॆ राजन् भविष्यन्ति महाबलाः । यो दीप्ततेजा मणिजः स शान्तेति प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ३६.३ ॥
śeṣās tretāyuge rājan bhaviṣyanti mahābalāḥ | yo dīptatejā maṇijaḥ sa śānteti prakīrtitaḥ || 36.3 ||
हे राजन्, शेषाः त्रेतायुगे महाबलाः भविष्यन्ति। यो दीप्ततेजा मणिजः स ‘शान्ति’ इति प्रकीर्तितः।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"By forecasting Tretā-yuga strong rulers and their epithets, the text frames kingship as a dharmic succession where tejas (splendor) must be yoked to śānti (restraint).","karmic_consequence":"Tejas governed by śānti yields legitimate strength and social order; unrestrained tejas tends toward adharmic violence and instability (implied by the moral naming ‘Śānti’)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical onomastics / dharma-history","core_concept":"Names encode virtues: blazing tejas is ideally crowned by śānti; power is to be pacified by inner restraint.","practical_application":"Cultivate śānti as the regulator of ambition; leaders should interpret their ‘title’ as a vow to embody its virtue."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Historical Chronology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Continuation of Varāha Purāṇa 36.36 genealogical prophecy
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha enumerates future Tretā-yuga strong figures; a luminous youth ‘born of Maṇi’ is indicated, labeled ‘Śānti’.","item_prompts":["teacher-deity pointing as if listing names","a radiant figure with gem-like aura (Maṇi association)","visual contrast: fiery tejas halo tempered by calm posture","Tretā-yuga symbol (three-pillared dharma) subtly shown"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha as narrator; depict a radiant prince with gem-toned aura; include a subtle three-pillar dharma emblem; balanced warm/cool colors to show tejas/śānti.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf highlights for tejas around the ‘Maṇi-born’ figure; serene facial expression to signify Śānti; ornate frame with small three-pillar motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined courtly prophecy scene; luminous but controlled lighting; inscriptions of names near figures; gentle gestures emphasizing restraint.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: sequential vignettes of future kings; one figure with jewel aura; soft landscape; caption ‘Śānti’ near the radiant prince."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"prophetic-instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi/Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, slightly emphatic on names and epithets"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of time-structuring through yugas (cosmic ages), presenting named figures and attributes as part of a prophetic-historical register rather than a strictly datable chronology.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on yuga-time and a figure identified by epithet/name.
The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical function is classificatory—linking an age (Tretā) with the emergence of powerful figures and the naming of a radiant individual as ‘Śānti’.
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