Varaha Purana 92.2 — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 2
The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas
गुरुपत्नी राजपत्नी तथा सामन्तयोषितः । जिघृक्षन् नश्यते राजा तथागम्यागमेन च ॥
gurupatnī rājapatnī tathā sāmantayoṣitaḥ | jighṛkṣan naśyate rājā tathāgamyāgamena ca ||
جو بادشاہ اپنے گرو کی بیوی، کسی دوسرے بادشاہ کی بیوی یا اپنے جاگیرداروں کی عورتوں کی طرف ناپاک خواہش سے بڑھتا ہے وہ ہلاک ہو جاتا ہے؛ اسی طرح ناجائز تعلقات، یعنی جس کے پاس جانا ممنوع ہو، اس کی طرف جانا بھی اسے تباہ کر دیتا ہے۔
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king must not seek illicit relations with the guru’s wife, another king’s wife, or the women of feudatories; violating ‘agamya’ leads to ruin.","karmic_consequence":"Observance preserves sovereignty and fame; transgression brings political collapse, loss of legitimacy, and sinful downfall (iha-para nāśa)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"rāja-dharma / self-mastery","core_concept":"Power without indriya-nigraha destroys itself: the ruler’s legitimacy depends on honoring boundaries (agamya) and protecting dependents’ dignity.","practical_application":"Leaders must institute personal and institutional safeguards against abuse of power; treat ‘forbidden access’ as a governance principle, not merely private morality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Kingship","Social Law"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: dharma-śāstra setting (court/teaching hall implied)
Related Themes: Likely part of a larger rāja-nīti/dharma section in the same adhyāya (92.92.x)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as divine instructor) or a sage-like figure delivers stern counsel to a crowned king; behind them, symbolic figures of ‘guru-patnī’, ‘rāja-patnī’, and ‘sāmanta-yoṣit’ appear as protected boundaries; a shadowy ‘ruin’ motif looms for transgression.","item_prompts":["teacher/instructor posture (upadeśa-mudrā)","king with crown listening, humbled","three protected feminine silhouettes with veils/auras","scales of justice or boundary line motif","fallen crown/ruined palace vignette as consequence"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: divine teacher (optionally Varāha with subtle boar features) instructing a king; strong moral tableau, clear separation lines around protected women; dramatic ruin vignette in corner.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-embossed throne-room; instructor central; king kneeling; protected women as icon-like figures with gilded halos; fallen crown rendered in relief.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined court scene, emphasis on facial seriousness; symbolic boundary motifs integrated into carpet/architecture; consequence shown as faint background narrative.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate didactic scene under a pavilion; minimal symbols—three veiled figures and a toppled crown; crisp narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, admonitory","suggested_raga":"Todi (austere, ethical gravity)","pace":"slow (for juridical clarity)","voice_tone":"firm, authoritative, slightly lowered on ‘naśyate rājā’ for emphasis"}
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It reflects a classical rāja-nīti concern: the stability of kingship depends on restraint, especially regarding protected women connected to teachers, rival rulers, and subordinate elites.
No geographic toponym is present in this verse.
A ruler must avoid illicit sexual relations—particularly with socially protected women—because such acts are portrayed as politically and morally ruinous.
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