Varaha Purana 166.3 — Adhyaya 166, Shloka 3
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
गते स्वर्गं तु नृपतौ पुत्रो राज्यं चकार ह ॥ विमतिर्नाम नाम्ना च राज्ये पैतामहे स्थितः ॥
gate svargaṁ tu nṛpatau putro rājyaṁ cakāra ha || vimatir nāma nāmnā ca rājye paitāmahe sthitaḥ ||
“Nang ang hari ay pumanaw na patungong langit, ang kanyang anak ang namahala sa kaharian. Siya’y nagngangalang Vimati, at nanatiling nakatatag sa pamumunong minana sa mga ninuno.”
Varāha
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":"Upon the king’s death, the son assumes rule and should remain established in the ancestral standard of governance (paitāmaha-rājadharma).","karmic_consequence":"Stability and legitimacy of rule when aligned with inherited rājadharma; deviation implies loss of royal merit and disorder (implied)."}
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-ethics (institutional)","core_concept":"Dharma is transmitted through lineage and office; kingship is a trust to be carried in continuity with forefathers’ norms.","practical_application":"In leadership transitions, preserve tested ethical frameworks and institutional memory; treat authority as inherited responsibility, not personal license."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Historical Dharma-shastra"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: kingdom/palace
Related Themes: 166.4.0-166.7.0 (Nārada’s instruction on ānṛṇya and counsel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A coronation-like moment: the departed king’s ascent to heaven contrasted with the son Vimati seated on the throne, assuming ancestral rule.","item_prompts":["throne and royal insignia","departed king suggested as ascending light/vehicle","young king Vimati with ministers","ancestral emblems/lineage banners","court architecture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style palace court; Vimati enthroned with stylized ornaments, flat perspective, warm earthy palette; subtle celestial vignette of the former king’s ascent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style enthroned king with heavy jewelry and gold-leaf throne; haloed royal figure; ornate pillars; small gold-highlighted celestial motif for ‘svarga-gamana’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: refined court scene, delicate linework, muted colors, detailed textiles; dignified, calm succession mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: hill-style court interior, lyrical composition; the old king’s ascent as a small cloud vignette; emphasis on narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, steady narrative","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Dhanyāsi for gravitas)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, authoritative"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative structure: the righteous predecessor, succession, and subsequent moral testing of the heir—useful for studying ideals of hereditary kingship.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on dynastic transition.
Legitimacy and stability are framed through continuity with ancestral duty (paitāmaha), implying responsibility to inherited social order.
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