Varaha Purana 35.3: Adhyaya 35, Shloka 3
The Account of Soma’s Decline and Restoration, and the Paurṇamāsī Observance
तामेव रमते सोमो नेतराः इति शुश्रुमः । इतराः प्रोचुरागत्य दक्षस्यासमतां शशेः ॥ ३५.३ ॥
tām eva ramate somo netarā iti śuśrumaḥ | itarāḥ procūr āgatya dakṣasyāsamatāṃ śaśeḥ || 35.3 ||
„Wir haben gehört, dass Soma (der Mond) nur an ihr Gefallen findet und nicht an den anderen.“ Da kamen die übrigen Gemahlinnen und berichteten Dakṣa vom ungleichen Verhalten des Mondes.
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It preserves a widely attested Purāṇic motif—Soma’s preference among Dakṣa’s daughters—used in Sanskrit narrative literature to frame discussions of social obligation, reciprocity, and the consequences of partiality.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it functions within a mythic-family narrative context rather than a sacred geography catalogue.
The verse foregrounds the social and moral problem of unequal treatment (asamatā), presenting grievance and appeal to authority (Dakṣa) as a narrative mechanism for addressing perceived injustice.
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