Varaha Purana 10.68: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 68
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
त्वं चास्मन्मित्रतनयः सुप्रतीकात्मजो नृप । इमे चावयोः कन्ये गृहाण मनुजेश्वर । हेतृकन्या सुकेशी तु मिश्रकेशी प्रहेतृणः ॥ १०.६९ ॥
tvaṃ cāsmān mitratanayaḥ supratīkātmajo nṛpa | ime cāvayoḥ kanye gṛhāṇa manujeśvara | hetṛkanyā sukeśī tu miśrakeśī prahetṛṇaḥ || 10.69 ||
และข้าแต่พระราชา ท่านเป็นบุตรแห่งมิตรของเรา เป็นโอรสของสุประตีกะ ข้าแต่องค์จอมมนุษย์ โปรดรับธิดาทั้งสองของเรานี้เถิด คือ สุเกศี ธิดาของเหตฤ และ มิศรกศี ธิดาของประเหตฤ
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Marriage alliance is framed as dharmic acceptance of brides offered through kinship/friendship networks, reinforcing social order and lineage continuity.","karmic_consequence":"Properly sanctioned marriage supports dharma, prosperity, and legitimate progeny; irregular unions risk social disorder and lineage blemish."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Rāja-dharma / social ethics","core_concept":"Political friendship and kinship are stabilized through dharmic marital alliances, ensuring orderly transmission of lineage.","practical_application":"Leaders should form alliances through transparent, dharma-aligned social institutions (marriage, kinship obligations) rather than coercion."}
Subject Matter: ["Genealogy","Royal diplomacy","Marriage alliance","Narrative literature"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: Court/assembly
Related Themes: Immediate narrative continuation: acceptance and dharmic marriage (10.10.70); Genealogical outcome (10.10.72)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A formal court scene: the king Durjaya is addressed and presented with two maidens, Sukeśī and Miśrakeśī, with attendants and ritual tokens of acceptance.","item_prompts":["royal throne and court canopy","two maidens with distinct hair/ornamentation (sukeśī, miśrakeśī)","messenger/elder presenting them","garlands and water-pot (kalaśa)","scribal/genealogy motif (palm-leaf)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized court with symmetrical figures, the two maidens in ornate dress, king with regal posture, warm temple-like palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf court arch, richly jeweled king, two brides with heavy ornaments, ceremonial garlands highlighted in gold.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined court tableau, gentle expressions, detailed textiles, emphasis on decorum and dharmic formality.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate palace scene with delicate faces, bright textiles, minimal architecture, narrative clarity of ‘offering and acceptance’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, courtly narration","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, declarative, genealogical"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: establishing legitimacy and alliances through genealogy and marriage arrangements, useful for studying social ideals and courtly norms in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content focuses on kinship identification and the offering/acceptance of two maidens.
The verse foregrounds social duty and alliance-building through recognized kinship ties and formal acceptance, illustrating norms of royal responsibility and interpersonal obligations rather than a direct moral injunction.
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