Varaha Purana 196.34: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 34
Description of the City of Dharmarāja
Yama
क्वचिन्नृत्यन् क्वचित्तिष्ठन् क्वचिद्बन्धनसंस्थितः ॥ एवं शतसहस्राणि तस्य राज्ञः पुरोत्तमे ॥
kvacin nṛtyan kvacit tiṣṭhan kvacid bandhana-saṃsthitaḥ || evaṃ śata-sahasrāṇi tasya rājñaḥ purottame ||
कहीं लोग नाच रहे हैं, कहीं खड़े हैं, कहीं बंधे हैं। ऐसे हज़ारों लोग उस राजा के शहर में हैं।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It offers a compressed, enumerative snapshot of urban life, reflecting Purāṇic methods of conveying scale (śata-sahasra) and diversity of activity.
The verse references 'purottama' (an excellent city) without naming it; identification depends on surrounding verses not provided here.
No explicit ethical injunction is present; the verse functions as descriptive reportage of varied human states within an urban setting.
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