Varaha Purana 5.2: Adhyaya 5, Shloka 2
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
एवमुक्ते नृपतिना तदा योगिवरो मुनिः । कपिलः प्राह धर्मात्मा राजानं यजतां वरम् ॥ ५.२ ॥
evam ukte nṛpatinā tadā yogivaro muniḥ | kapilaḥ prāha dharmātmā rājānaṃ yajatāṃ varam || 5.2 ||
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Kapila
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary device: ethical and ritual instruction transmitted through a dialogue between a ruler and an authoritative sage, situating dharma within courtly and ascetic spheres.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition introducing Kapila’s speech to the king.
The verse foregrounds the ideal of a righteous teacher addressing a king characterized as exemplary in sacrificial/ritual practice, preparing the ground for subsequent dharma-oriented guidance.
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