Varaha Purana 21.21: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 21
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तस्मिंस्तु काले पञ्चानां जातः सर्गो नरोत्तम । दिव्यानां पृथिवीस्थानां चतुर्णामरजातिनाम् ॥ २१.२२ ॥
tasmiṃstu kāle pañcānāṃ jātaḥ sargo narottama | divyānāṃ pṛthivīsthānāṃ caturṇām arajātinām || 21.22 ||
সেই সময়ে, হে নরশ্রেষ্ঠ, পাঁচ প্রকার সৃষ্টির উদ্ভব হল—দিব্য সত্তাদের, পৃথিবীতে অবস্থানকারীদের, এবং ‘অর’ বংশ/জাতির চার শ্রেণির।
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It reflects a Purāṇic method of organizing beings into enumerated categories (sarga/classifications), a common literary feature used to systematize cosmology and mythic anthropology.
No specific place-name is given here; the phrase pṛthivīsthānām (“those situated on the earth”) is a general terrestrial designation rather than a pinpointed geography.
The verse is primarily classificatory rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is to frame an ordered cosmos by distinguishing divine and terrestrial domains and enumerated groups.
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