Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 1
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
पुलस्त्य उवाच ततः सुकेशिर्देवर्षे गत्वा स्वपुरमुत्तमम् सम्हूयाब्रवीत् सर्वान् राक्षसान् धार्मिकं वचः
pulastya uvāca tataḥ sukeśirdevarṣe gatvā svapuramuttamam samhūyābravīt sarvān rākṣasān dhārmikaṃ vacaḥ
Pulastya berkata: Kemudian, wahai devarṣi, Sukeśī kembali ke kotanya yang mulia; ia menghimpun semua Rākṣasa dan menyampaikan kepada mereka ucapan yang berlandaskan dharma.
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FAQs
Dharma is presented as applicable to all communities, even those stereotyped as ‘rākṣasa’; leadership is measured by the ability to convene society and redirect it through dhārmika speech. The Purāṇic ethic here is reformative rather than purely condemnatory.
Vaṃśānucarita (narrative of beings/lineages) with a governance-dharma inset: it continues the account of a figure’s actions within his community, supporting the Purāṇic function of transmitting norms through story.
The ‘assembly’ (samhūya) symbolizes the move from private realization to public responsibility. Dhārmika speech is treated as a civilizational tool: words aligned with dharma can reorder collective behavior.