Varaha Purana 172.47 — Adhyaya 172, Shloka 47
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
उत्पपात ततः स्थानाद्यत्र राजा व्यवस्थितः ॥ राज्ञे निवेदयामास रत्नानि सुबहूनि च ॥
utpapāta tataḥ sthānād yatra rājā vyavasthitaḥ || rājñe nivedayāmāsa ratnāni subahūni ca ||
پھر وہ اس جگہ سے فوراً روانہ ہو کر وہاں پہنچا جہاں بادشاہ مقیم تھا، اور اس نے بادشاہ کی خدمت میں بے شمار جواہرات پیش کیے۔
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":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Royal audience","Material culture (ratna)","Narrative movement"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: royal court/assembly hall
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 172.53-56 (royal reception; āścarya; senāpati instruction)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dignified figure hastens into a royal hall and presents a heap of jewels before a seated king attended by courtiers.","item_prompts":["king on throne","court pillars and canopy","messenger/guest in motion","piled jewels (ratna) in cloth or casket","attendants and guards","gesture of offering (nivedana)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat yet ornate court interior, saturated reds/ochres, stylized jewelry heap, formal hand-gestures (mudrā) of offering.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central king with gold-leaf throne and arch, raised jewel textures, rich textiles, symmetrical attendants.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading, elegant court architecture, jewel casket rendered with delicate highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate palace chamber, lyrical figures, patterned floor, jewel heap as bright focal accent against muted background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-formal","suggested_raga":"Kambhoji","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, courtly, descriptive"}
FAQs
It provides a literary snapshot of diplomatic/ritual exchange (presentation of valuables) that parallels known patterns of elite interaction in premodern South Asia.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse; it situates action at a royal station or court setting.
The narrative reinforces norms of formal approach—seeking audience properly and offering gifts as markers of respect and intent.
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