Varaha Purana 32.17: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 17
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
इदानीं तोषयध्वं वै सर्व एव सुरासुराः । येन स्थितिर्वो भवति समं देवासुरा इति ॥ ३२.१८ ॥
idānīṃ toṣayadhvaṃ vai sarva eva surāsurāḥ | yena sthitir vo bhavati samaṃ devāsurā iti || 32.18 ||
अब तुम सब - देवता और असुर - मिलकर इसको खुश करो। इससे तुम सब का काम ठीक चलेगा। देवता और असुर दोनों बराबर रहेंगे।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative strategy: cosmic stability (sthiti) is presented as contingent on correct conciliatory or ritual action, framed within deva–asura discourse to universalize the instruction across rival groups.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on social-cosmic equilibrium rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes restoring or maintaining stability through appeasement/conciliation, presenting an ethic of equilibrium and orderly coexistence even among opposing parties.
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