Varaha Purana 126.105 — Adhyaya 126, Shloka 105
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
किञ्च तेन न हन्मि त्वां स्त्रियोऽवध्याः तदैव यत् ॥ इत्युक्त्वा राजपुत्रस्तां निवृत्य नगरं प्रति
kiñca tena na hanmi tvāṁ striyo 'vadhyāḥ tadaiva yat || ity uktvā rājaputras tāṁ nivṛtya nagaraṁ prati
ยิ่งกว่านั้น ด้วยเหตุนี้เราจึงไม่ฆ่าเจ้า—เพราะสตรีไม่ควรถูกประหาร ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เจ้าชายก็หันกลับไปยังนคร
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","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":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A ruler/warrior should not slay women; even amid conflict, restraint toward protected classes is a rājadharma norm.","karmic_consequence":"Observing restraint preserves dharma and legitimacy; violating it accrues grave sin and social condemnation, destabilizing rule."}
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":"dharma as restraint (niyama) in power","core_concept":"True strength includes the capacity to refrain from prohibited violence; dharma limits kṣātra power.","practical_application":"In governance and conflict, codify and internalize protections for the vulnerable; practice de-escalation and withdrawal when dharma forbids action."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Governance (Rājadharma)","Social Order"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: urban/palatial setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 126 narrative thread involving a prince and ethical decision to desist
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A prince, having declared that women are not to be killed, turns away and returns toward the city, signaling ethical restraint.","item_prompts":["prince in royal attire turning back","city gate or skyline ahead","woman spared, positioned safely to the side","gesture of refusal (hand raised)","retinue following"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dynamic turning pose, bold outlines, palace gate in background, restrained but decisive expression, warm earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, prince with gold-embellished crown and ornaments, city arch behind, the spared woman in contrasting calm posture, strong frontal stylization.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, refined movement, soft shading, detailed textiles, quiet moral emphasis rather than violence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature, narrative moment at city outskirts, crisp architecture, the prince mid-turn with attendants, the spared woman near a tree or wall."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, ethical proclamation","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, principled, non-aggressive"}
FAQs
It preserves a normative claim about limits on punitive violence, embedded in a narrative scene; such statements are relevant for studying ethics and social norms in Sanskrit literature.
Only “the city” (nagara) is mentioned without a name; no specific historical geography can be fixed from this line alone.
It asserts a constraint on violence—women are described as avadhya (not to be executed)—and frames restraint as part of rājadharma.
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