Varaha Purana 201.53: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 53
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
उपस्थानं च कुर्वन्ति कालचिन्तकमब्रुवन् ॥ यथा लोका यथा राजा यथा मृत्युḥ सनातनः ॥
upasthānaṃ ca kurvanti kālacintakam abruvan || yathā lokā yathā rājā yathā mṛtyuḥ sanātanaḥ ||
Mereka melakukan upasthāna (hadir berkhidmat) lalu berkata kepada sang pemikir Kala (Waktu): “Sebagaimana dunia-dunia, sebagaimana raja, demikianlah Maut—yang kekal.”
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It preserves a compact aphoristic style within Purāṇic narrative, linking sovereignty, cosmic order, and mortality through parallel construction.
No geographic location is identified.
It underscores the universality and permanence of mortality, encouraging ethical seriousness under the horizon of time.
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