Varaha Purana 177.4: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 4
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
एतास्तु वरनार्यो वै क्रीडार्थं हि सुरेश्वरः । देवयोन्यो ददुस्तुभ्यं सहस्राणि च षोडश ॥
etāstu varanāryo vai krīḍārthaṃ hi sureśvaraḥ | devayonyo dadus tubhyaṃ sahasrāṇi ca ṣoḍaśa
यह जो औरतें हैं, वो देवियाँ हैं, स्वर्ग से आई हैं। इनको तुम्हे दिया गया है, कृष्ण, तुम्हारे लिए। और इनकी गिनती है सोलह हज़ार।
Unspecified (Nārada speaking within Varāha’s narrated discourse)
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It preserves a widely circulating narrative motif (“sixteen thousand”) that appears across Purāṇic and later devotional corpora, useful for comparative textual studies.
No location is stated in this verse; the narrative context remains Dvārakā.
The verse functions primarily as narrative background; ethically, it sets the stage for discussions on desire, responsibility, and the management of social relations.
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