Varaha Purana 32.10: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 10
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
तस्मिन्गते सुराः सर्वे असुराणां तु पत्नयः । जिघृक्षन्तस्तदौकांसि बभ्रमुर्धर्मवञ्चिताः । असुरा अपि तद्वच्च सुरवेश्मनि बभ्रमुः ॥ ३२.११ ॥
tasmin gate surāḥ sarve asurāṇāṁ tu patnayaḥ | jighṛkṣantas tad-aukāṁsi babhramur dharmavañcitāḥ | asurā api tadvac ca sura-veśmani babhramuḥ || 32.11 ||
Setelah mereka (para dewa) beredar, para isteri Asura—terlucut daripada dharma—berkeliaran dengan niat merampas kediaman itu. Para Asura juga demikian, merayau di dalam istana para dewa.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which social and cosmic order is disrupted through transgressive movement into others’ spaces, reflecting concerns about rightful domain, governance, and normative conduct (dharma) in classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific terrestrial pilgrimage site or identifiable geographic toponym is named in this verse; the setting is described generically as the abodes/residences of gods and Asuras.
The verse frames the act of seizing or intruding upon others’ dwellings as behavior associated with being 'deprived of dharma,' implicitly underscoring restraint, rightful possession, and respect for boundaries as elements of proper conduct.
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