Varaha Purana 4.30: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 30
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
अश्वा गावो द्विपाः सिंहा व्याघ्रा गोमायवो मृगाः । अन्येऽपि पशवः कीटा ग्राम्यारण्याश्च सर्वशः । दृश्यन्ते राजभवने कोटिशो भूतधारिणि ॥ ४.३० ॥
aśvā gāvo dvipāḥ siṁhā vyāghrā gomāyavo mṛgāḥ | anye 'pi paśavaḥ kīṭā grāmyāraṇyāś ca sarvaśaḥ | dṛśyante rājabhavane koṭiśo bhūtadhāriṇi || 4.30 ||
Pferde, Kühe, Elefanten, Löwen, Tiger, Schakale, Hirsche und auch andere Tiere—sowie Insekten, zahme wie wilde in jeder Gestalt—sind im königlichen Palast zu sehen, o Träger der Wesen, zu Millionen.
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It reflects a Purāṇic descriptive style that uses expansive catalogues and hyperbole (e.g., “koṭiśaḥ”) to convey abundance and the perceived vastness of the world, here framed through a royal-palace setting.
No specific place-name is stated in this verse; it refers generally to a “rāja-bhavana” (royal residence/palace) without an identifiable modern geographic correlate.
Rather than a direct injunction, the verse foregrounds the coexistence and comprehensiveness of living beings (domestic and wild), supporting a philosophical emphasis on the breadth of life under the Earth as “bhūta-dhāriṇī” (supporter of beings).
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