Varaha Purana 21.24: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 24
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
शुश्राव च तदा शब्दानृत्विजां दक्षसद्मनि । आश्रमे यज्ञिनां चोच्चैर्योगस्थैरिति कीर्तितम् ॥ २१.२५ ॥
śuśrāva ca tadā śabdān ṛtvijāṃ dakṣasadmani | āśrame yajñināṃ coccair yogasthair iti kīrtitam || 21.25 ||
ତେବେ ସେ ଦକ୍ଷଙ୍କ ସଦନରେ ଋତ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ଶବ୍ଦ ଶୁଣିଲେ; ଏବଂ ଯଜ୍ଞୀମାନଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରମରେ ଯୋଗସ୍ଥମାନେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ୱରରେ କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ/ଘୋଷ କରୁଥିଲେ।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic portrayal of Vedic-style ritual environments—priests (ṛtvij) and sacrificers (yajñin)—and preserves cultural memory of ceremonial spaces associated with the Dakṣa-yajña narrative cycle.
No explicit toponym is given here; the locus is described as “Dakṣa’s abode” (dakṣasadman), a narrative-ritual setting rather than a securely identifiable modern geographic site in this isolated verse.
The verse primarily functions descriptively; implicitly, it foregrounds disciplined ritual order and composed conduct (“yogasthaiḥ”), emphasizing regulated speech and action within communal ceremonial settings.
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