Varaha Purana 196.33: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 33
Description of the City of Dharmarāja
Yama
शक्यो विभागो न हि रम्यताया ह्यसौ दिनैर्वा बहुभिः प्रवक्तुम् ॥ नैषा कथा कर्मसमाधियुक्ता शक्त्या प्रवक्तुं दिवसैरनल्पैः ॥
śakyo vibhāgo na hi ramyatāyā hy asau dinair vā bahubhiḥ pravaktum || naiṣā kathā karma-samādhi-yuktā śaktyā pravaktuṃ divasair analpaiḥ ||
Sesungguhnya, keluasan keindahan itu tidak dapat dihuraikan, walaupun dengan banyak hari. Kisah ini, yang terkait dengan amalan berdisiplin dan tumpuan samādhi, tidak mungkin diceritakan dengan memadai meskipun dengan masa dan usaha yang besar.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It exemplifies a widespread Sanskrit rhetorical topos: asserting that beauty exceeds narration, which helps interpret Purāṇic descriptive passages as stylized literary performance.
No location is named; the verse comments on the difficulty of fully describing the previously depicted setting.
It gestures toward disciplined attention (samādhi-like focus) and sustained effort as prerequisites for adequate understanding or narration.
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