Varaha Purana 207.3 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 3
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
यथा च जनको राजा कामान्दिव्यानवाप्तवान् ॥ तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यामि श्रूयतां मुनिसत्तमाः ॥
yathā ca janako rājā kāmān divyān avāptavān || tat sarvaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śrūyatāṃ munisattamāḥ
రాజా జనకుడు దివ్య భోగాలను ఎలా పొందాడో—అది అంతా నేను చెబుతాను; ఓ మునిశ్రేష్ఠులారా, వినండి।
Ṛṣiputra (narrator; inferred from continuity)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"An exemplum is announced: Janaka’s attainment of ‘divine enjoyments’ will be explained to illustrate ethical kingship.","karmic_consequence":"Implicit: righteous conduct yields higher enjoyments; unrighteousness obstructs them."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"rāja-dharma / karma-yoga ethos","core_concept":"Enjoyment (kāma) becomes ‘divine’ when aligned with dharma and governed by self-mastery, as exemplified by Janaka.","practical_application":"For householders/leaders: pursue prosperity and pleasure without violating duty; cultivate inner detachment while fulfilling public responsibility."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Kingship","Narrative exempla"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: kingdom (implied)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207.4–207.6 (entry into Dharmarāja’s assembly; juridical-ethical frame for the exemplum)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The narrator addresses assembled sages, announcing he will recount how King Janaka attained divine enjoyments; the audience leans in to listen.","item_prompts":["speaker-sage addressing munis","gesture of invitation to listen (śrūyatām)","visionary inset of King Janaka on a throne","subtle celestial motifs indicating ‘divine enjoyments’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrator in foreground, munis in semicircle, inset panel of Janaka with royal parasol, restrained celestial symbols.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Janaka inset with gold-leaf throne and parasol, narrator framed by ornate arch, sages with folded hands.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly inset of Janaka, soft halos, narrator’s calm didactic posture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: story-within-story composition—sage speaking in an āśrama, small vignette of Mithilā palace in the corner, lyrical palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"anticipatory, instructive","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"inviting, confident, slightly emphatic on ‘श्रूयताम्’"}
FAQs
Janaka is a widely referenced exemplary king in Sanskrit literature; his appearance here links Purāṇic ethics to broader classical traditions of kingship and renunciation debates.
No location is named in this verse (Janaka is historically associated with Videha/Mithilā in other sources, but that is not specified here).
It introduces a case-study narrative intended to explore desire, reward, and moral causality through a royal exemplar.
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