Varaha Purana 172.2 — Adhyaya 172, Shloka 2
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
ता देव्यॊ नृत्यगीतॆषु कुशलाश्चागमेऽभवन् ॥ सुरूपाश्च स्वलङ्काराः रमयन्ति दिने दिने ॥
tā devyo nṛtyagīteṣu kuśalāś cāgame ’bhavan || surūpāś ca svalāṅkārā ramayanti dine dine ||
Para devī itu menjadi mahir dalam tari dan nyanyian, serta terlatih dalam berbagai seni; elok rupanya dan berhias dengan perhiasan mereka sendiri, mereka menyenangkan (dia) dari hari ke hari.
Varāha
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Aesthetics","Courtly Arts","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: शृङ्गार
Secondary Rasa: हास्य
Type: सभा/अन्तःपुर-प्रायः (courtly setting)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 172.3-172.6 (आसक्ति→विपरिणाम-क्रमः)
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FAQs
It preserves a literary snapshot of performing arts (dance, song) as culturally valued skills within Purāṇic storytelling.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it remains a general narrative setting.
The verse primarily describes cultural practice (arts and adornment) rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction.
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