Varaha Purana 36.2: Adhyaya 36, Shloka 2
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
योऽसौ सुप्रभानामासीत्त स त्वं राजन् कृते युगे । जातोऽसि नाम्ना विख्यातः प्रजापाल इति शोभनः ॥ ३६.२ ॥
yo'sau suprabhānāmāsīt sa tvaṃ rājan kṛte yuge | jāto'si nāmnā vikhyātaḥ prajā-pāla iti śobhanaḥ || 36.2 ||
హే రాజా, కృతయుగంలో ‘సుప్రభా’ అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధుడైనవాడు నీవే. ఇప్పుడు నీవు ‘ప్రజాపాల’ అనే పేరుతో విఖ్యాతుడై జన్మించావు, హే శోభనుడా!
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: linking present figures to earlier yuga identities to structure genealogy, legitimacy, and moral exempla within cyclical time.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on yuga chronology and personal identification.
Implicitly, the verse frames kingship as guardianship—expressed through the name Prajāpāla (“protector of the people”)—highlighting a normative ideal of responsible rule.
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