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 ||
جب بادشاہ سَورگ کو چلا گیا تو اس کے بیٹے نے سلطنت سنبھالی۔ اس کا نام وِمَتی تھا اور وہ آبائی حکمرانی کی روایت میں قائم رہا۔
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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