Varaha Purana 24.30: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 30
The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance
इतीरिते ब्रह्मणा ते भुजङ्गा जग्मुः स्थानं क्ष्मातलाख्यं हि सर्वे । तस्थुर्भोगान् भुञ्जमानाः समग्रान् रसातले लीलया संस्थितास्ते ॥ २४.३० ॥
itīrite brahmaṇā te bhujaṅgā jagmuḥ sthānaṃ kṣmātalākhyam hi sarve | tasthur bhogān bhuñjamānāḥ samagrān rasātale līlayā saṃsthitās te || 24.30 ||
ब्रह्मा ने जो बात कही, वो सुन के साँप वाले लोग चले गए। वो सब उस जगह गए जिसे क्षमातला कहते हैं। वहाँ रसातल में रहने लगे। वो खुश होकर अपनी सारी खुशियाँ ले रहे थे।
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It reflects Purāṇic cosmography by situating nāga-beings within named subterranean regions (e.g., Rasātala), illustrating how early Sanskrit literature mapped mythic geographies alongside theological narratives.
Rasātala is identified as a netherworld realm in Purāṇic cosmology; Kṣmātala is presented as a specific named abode associated with the serpent-beings, though a secure modern geographic identification is not implied by the text.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse conveys a cosmological ordering principle: beings are assigned appropriate domains and conditions of existence following authoritative speech (here, Brahmā’s), emphasizing structured stewardship of cosmic space.
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