Varaha Purana 8.10 — Adhyaya 8, Shloka 10
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
मतङ्ग उवाच । प्रसन्नोऽयं मम सुतः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः । गृह्णाम्यर्जुनकीं कन्यां त्वत्सुतां व्याधसत्तम ॥ ८.१० ॥
mataṅga uvāca | prasanno 'yaṁ mama sutaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ | gṛhṇāmy arjunakīṁ kanyāṁ tvatsutāṁ vyādhasattama || 8.10 ||
మతంగుడు అన్నాడు—“నా కుమారుడు ప్రసన్నుడు సమస్త శాస్త్రాలలో నిపుణుడు. కనుక, ఓ వ్యాధశ్రేష్ఠా, నీ కుమార్తె ఆర్జ్జునకీని (అతనికి) వధువుగా నేను స్వీకరిస్తున్నాను।”
Mataṅga
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":"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":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A groom’s suitability is affirmed by śāstra-jñāna and good disposition (prasannatā); marriage acceptance is grounded in these dharmic qualifications.","karmic_consequence":"Choosing a learned, well-disposed partner supports dharma, progeny, and social stability; ignoring these markers risks discord and adharma in household life."}
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":"Integration of knowledge and character as dharmic authority","core_concept":"Śāstra-jñāna without prasannatā (good disposition) is incomplete; dharma requires both vidyā and śīla.","practical_application":"In evaluating leaders/partners, weigh both competence (learning) and temperament (benevolence, clarity, steadiness)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Customs","Education (Śāstra-learning)","Family Lineage"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra (ethical confidence)
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 8.8.7 (question of yogyatā); Varāha Purāṇa 8.8.9 (proposal)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Mātaṅga publicly affirms his son’s learning and disposition, sealing the marriage acceptance; the scene feels like a formal verbal contract.","item_prompts":["Mātaṅga speaking (u vāca) with authoritative gesture","Prasanna standing calmly, humble posture","Arjunakī symbolized by garland/veil or present beside her father","witnesses (elders)","ritual token: water pot or cloth of acceptance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: authoritative speaking pose, witnesses in side panels, subdued ritual props, emphasis on facial serenity of Prasanna.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on ritual vessels and jewelry, central speaking figure, symmetrical witnesses, celebratory yet dignified.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined acceptance scene, detailed textiles, gentle expressions, balanced interior architecture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical acceptance under a canopy with soft landscape beyond, expressive gestures, delicate ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Affirmative, concluding a social rite","suggested_raga":"Bilaharī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"confident, benevolent"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic narrative motif where scholarly competence (śāstra-knowledge) and personal disposition are cited as qualifications within social arrangements such as marriage, offering evidence for how learning and lineage are rhetorically framed in classical Sanskrit storytelling.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a dialogue line within a narrative episode involving Mataṅga and a hunter (vyādha).
The verse foregrounds evaluative criteria—good disposition and learned proficiency—as socially valued traits, presenting an ethical emphasis on education and character in interpersonal and familial decision-making.
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