Varaha Purana 197.15 — Adhyaya 197, Shloka 15
The Division of the Gates of Yama’s City and the Description of the Tribunal Hall
ततः सर्वे च तत्सर्वं चिन्तयन्ति सुयन्त्रिताः ॥ मनुः प्रजापतिश्चैव पाराशर्यो महामुनिः ॥
tataḥ sarve ca tatsarvaṃ cintayanti suyantritāḥ || manuḥ prajāpatiś caiva pārāśaryo mahāmuniḥ ||
Pagkaraan, silang lahat, na lubos na napigil at disiplinado, ay nagmuni-muni sa lahat ng iyon—si Manu, si Prajāpati, at ang dakilang muni na si Pārāśarya.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"instructor","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":"Dharma-deliberation is undertaken by a disciplined collective including primordial lawgivers and sages (Manu, Prajāpati, Pārāśarya), implying authority through lineage and restraint.","karmic_consequence":"Consulting disciplined, lineage-grounded authorities stabilizes dharma and yields legitimate rulings; ignoring such counsel leads to erratic norms and loss of legitimacy."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The presence of Manu and Prajāpati frames sabhā as a microcosm of creation-order: dharma is not invented ad hoc but ‘remembered’ through ṛṣi-lineages that transmit cosmic normativity.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Śruti-smṛti-ṛṣi-paramparā as a conduit of dharma; authority is grounded in disciplined minds capable of reflecting the universal order (dharma/ṛta) rather than personal preference."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"authority and tradition in dharma","core_concept":"Right norms emerge from disciplined deliberation within a recognized lineage of knowers; restraint (su-yantrita) is epistemic qualification.","practical_application":"In complex ethical/legal questions, seek counsel from trained, self-disciplined experts rooted in tradition; prioritize collective deliberation over solitary impulse."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology","Intellectual History"]
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: mytho-cosmic assembly
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 197.12–16 (sabhā defined → universal scope → procedure → welfare → authoritative participants)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, authoritative","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"deep, resonant, ceremonial"}
FAQs
It situates dharma reasoning within a mythic-intellectual genealogy by naming canonical authorities (e.g., Manu), reflecting how Purāṇas legitimize norms through revered figures.
None; the verse identifies participants rather than places.
Deliberation on dharma is portrayed as a disciplined collective practice undertaken by recognized authorities.
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