Varaha Purana 211.2 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 2
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
नारद उवाच ॥ समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च ॥ धर्मराज महाबाहो पितृतुल्यपराक्रम ॥
nārada uvāca || samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca || dharmarāja mahābāho pitṛtulyaparākrama ||
నారదుడు అన్నాడు—స్థావర, జంగమ సమస్త భూతాల పట్ల మీరు సమభావంతో ఉంటారు. ఓ ధర్మరాజా, మహాబాహో, పితృసమాన పరాక్రముడా.
Nārada
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"questioner","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How does impartial moral governance operate across all beings (moving and unmoving), and by what principles does Dharmarāja judge?"}
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":"Dharma’s judge/kingly authority is praised for impartiality toward all beings, implying unbiased jurisprudence as the standard of righteous governance.","karmic_consequence":"Impartial adjudication sustains dharma and earns enduring merit/fame; partiality breeds adharma and leads to downfall and punitive consequences."}
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":"ethics / cosmology of moral order","core_concept":"Dharma is universal and non-arbitrary: justice applies to all categories of beings, reflecting an impersonal moral law administered by Dharmarāja.","practical_application":"Cultivate samatā (even-mindedness) in judgment—toward people, animals, and the environment; act as if accountable to a universal court of conscience."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology (moral order)","Dharma jurisprudence"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: mythic-cosmic court
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.1 (Nārada’s reply begins); Varāha Purāṇa 210.1ff (Yama as instructor on prāyaścitta)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada addresses Dharmarāja with respectful praise: Dharmarāja sits as a mighty-armed sovereign-judge, serene and impartial; beings of various kinds are symbolically present to indicate universality.","item_prompts":["Nārada speaking with vīṇā","Dharmarāja/Yama on a throne with mace/noose motifs","scales of justice (symbolic)","animals and plants subtly included (moving/immobile)","pitṛ-like ancestral figures hinted in backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Dharmarāja with authoritative posture and stylized ornaments; Nārada in profile praising; include symbolic flora/fauna bands to show ‘sthāvara-jangama’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf throne and halo for Dharmarāja; embossed ornaments; Nārada offering praise; decorative justice motifs (scale/lotus).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly realism; refined textiles; calm but powerful Dharmarāja; subtle inclusion of animals/plants at margins.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative scene with clear gestures; Dharmarāja under a canopy; Nārada foreground; small vignettes of creatures/trees to signify universality."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal praise leading into inquiry","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"respectful, ringing, slightly elevated (stuti-like)"}
FAQs
It frames Yama (Dharmarāja) as an impartial moral authority, reflecting the Purāṇic integration of ethical jurisprudence into narrative dialogue.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily a doctrinal address within a dialogue.
The verse highlights impartiality toward all beings (moving and unmoving) as a defining trait of righteous authority.
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