Varaha Purana 10.3: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 3
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
द्वीपेषु चैव सर्वेषु वर्षेषु च मखैर्हरिम् । देवाः सत्रैर्महद्भिस्ते यजन्तः श्रद्धयान्विताः । तोषयामासुरत्यर्थं स्वं पूज्यं कर्तुमीप्सवः ॥ १०.३ ॥
dvīpeṣu caiva sarveṣu varṣeṣu ca makhair harim | devāḥ satrair mahadbhis te yajantaḥ śraddhayānvītāḥ | toṣayāmāsur atyarthaṁ svaṁ pūjyaṁ kartum īpsavaḥ || 10.3 ||
Dan sesungguhnya, di semua dvīpa dan di pelbagai varṣa, para dewa—dengan penuh śraddhā (iman)—menyembah Hari melalui korban-korban suci dan satra yang agung; mereka sangat menyenangkan-Nya, kerana berhasrat menegakkan kedudukan mereka sendiri sebagai yang patut dihormati.
Varāha (default dialogue framework: Varāha instructing Pṛthivī)
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It reflects the Purāṇic synthesis of cosmographic geography (dvīpa/varṣa frameworks) with older Vedic ritual vocabulary (makha, satra), illustrating how later Sanskrit texts preserved and re-contextualized sacrificial institutions.
No single named site is specified here; the verse uses the cosmographic categories dvīpa (continent/island) and varṣa (region) as pan-Indic/Purāṇic geographic units rather than a uniquely identifiable modern location.
The verse foregrounds disciplined, faith-accompanied ritual action (śraddhā) as a means of maintaining cosmic and social order, while also noting the human-like motive of seeking honor—useful for ethical reflection on intention (īpsā) behind public religious or civic acts.
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