Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 8
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
ततस्त्रिभुवने ब्रह्मन् निशाचरपुरो ऽभवत् दिवा चन्द्रस्य सदृशः क्षणदायां च सूर्यवत्
tatastribhuvane brahman niśācarapuro 'bhavat divā candrasya sadṛśaḥ kṣaṇadāyāṃ ca sūryavat
तब, हे ब्राह्मण, तीनों लोकों में निशाचरों का एक नगर प्रकट हुआ—दिन में चन्द्रमा के समान और रात में सूर्य के समान।
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds the deceptive and destabilizing power of adharma-associated forces: what should illumine by day and by night becomes inverted. Ethically, it warns that when unrighteous power rises, even the ordinary order of discernment (day/night clarity) can appear reversed.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narration (episode-description within an ongoing story), not a direct Sarga/Pratisarga cosmogenesis passage, since it describes a particular marvel/event rather than creation cycles.
Moon-by-day and sun-by-night imagery symbolizes inversion of dharmic norms and confusion of perception. A ‘night-ranger city’ shining unnaturally suggests glamour/illusion (māyā-like effect) often attributed to hostile beings in Purāṇic narrative.