Varaha Purana 208.29 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 29
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
न कश्चिद् दृश्यते मर्त्यो रुजार्त्तो दुःखितोऽपि वा ॥ अथात्र बहुकालस्य राजानं मिथिलाधिपम् ।
na kaścid dṛśyate martyo rujārto duḥkhito 'pi vā || athātra bahukālasya rājānaṃ mithilādhipam
کوئی بھی انسان نہ بیماری سے مبتلا دکھائی دیتا تھا اور نہ ہی غم زدہ۔ پھر یہاں بہت زمانہ گزرنے کے بعد، متھلا کے حاکم بادشاہ مِتھی پر (ایک واقعہ پیش آیا)…
Yama (Dharmarāja)
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":"Mithilā","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"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"impermanence within prosperity","core_concept":"Even in an ideal, low-suffering social order, kāla (time) brings change; narrative hints at the limits of worldly stability.","practical_application":"Use prosperity as a time for dharma and preparedness—cultivate virtue and wise counsel, not complacency."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Governance","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: city/kingdom (Janaka-land)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 208.31–34 (transition from ideal conditions to the queen’s forthcoming speech)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A peaceful Mithilā with healthy citizens; the scene subtly shifts toward anticipation as attention turns to the king after a long time.","item_prompts":["cityscape of Mithilā","content citizens without signs of illness","palace silhouette","subtle dusk lighting to suggest change","narrative focus moving toward the king"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: orderly city and palace, calm faces, muted transition tones suggesting impending development.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gilded palace elements, prosperous city motifs, slight darkening of sky to foreshadow change.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed architectural lines, gentle crowd scene, restrained foreshadowing through light and posture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: panoramic town with soft hills, poetic calm, a small visual cue (evening cloud) indicating narrative turn."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm-with-foreboding","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"soft, slightly grave"}
FAQs
It depicts a utopian social condition under righteous governance and introduces a narrative turn, a common Purāṇic technique for moving from ideal description to a consequential episode.
Mithilā is named; it is commonly identified in scholarship with the ancient Videha region, associated with areas of present-day North Bihar and adjoining Nepal (Janakpur region traditions).
The verse reinforces the ideal that governance oriented to welfare correlates with reduced suffering, while also preparing for a later lesson through the forthcoming change in circumstances.
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