Varaha Purana 52.1: Adhyaya 52, Shloka 1
The Genealogy of Trivarṇa, Manohvā, and the Akṣa Lineage, with the Construction of the Nine-Gated City
अगस्त्य उवाच । स त्रिवर्णो नृपोत्सृष्टः स्वतन्त्रत्वाच्च पार्थिव । अहं नामानमसृजत् पुत्रं पुत्रस्त्रिवर्णकम् ॥ ५२.१ ॥
agastya uvāca | sa trivarṇo nṛpotsṛṣṭaḥ svatantratvācca pārthiva | ahaṃ nāmānam asṛjat putraṃ putras trivarṇakam || 52.1 ||
อคัสตยะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ตริวรรณะผู้นั้นซึ่งพระราชาทรงปล่อยไป ได้เป็นอิสระแล้ว ต่อมาข้าพเจ้าให้กำเนิดบุตรชื่อ ‘นามาน’ และบุตรของเขาชื่อ ‘ตริวรรณกะ’”
Agastya
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic genealogical style where social descriptors and proper names (e.g., Trivarṇa/Trivarṇaka) are embedded in lineage narration, reflecting how identity and polity are framed in Sanskrit narrative historiography.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is on persons and lineage rather than a named site.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its primary function is genealogical narration, with an implicit emphasis on social and political status (royal authority and subsequent independence).
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