Varaha Purana 68.3: Adhyaya 68, Shloka 3
Dharma Across the Four Yugas, the Disruption of Social Conduct, and Ritual Purification from Varṇa-Mixing Transgressions
अगस्त्य उवाच । कृते युगे मही देवैर्भुज्यते वेदकर्मणा । यजद्भिरसुरैस्त्रेतां तद्वद् देवैश्च सत्तम ॥ ६८.३ ॥
agastya uvāca | kṛte yuge mahī devair bhujyate vedakarmaṇā | yajadbhir asurais tretāṃ tadvad devaiś ca sattama || 68.3 ||
Agastya berkata: “Dalam Kṛta Yuga, bumi dipelihara dan makmur oleh para dewa melalui upacara Veda. Dalam Tretā Yuga, oleh para asura yang melakukan yajña—dan demikian juga oleh para dewa, wahai yang terbaik di antara orang baik.”
Agastya
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It reflects a Purāṇic yuga-framework in which social and cosmic stability is linked to ritual action (veda-karman), presenting a schematic history of moral-ritual order across ages.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it discusses Earth (mahī) in a general cosmological sense rather than a particular sacred site.
The verse foregrounds the principle that prosperity and orderly enjoyment of the Earth are connected to disciplined sacrificial practice and adherence to established ritual-ethical norms within the yuga cycle.
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