Varaha Purana 172.2: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 2
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
ता देव्यॊ नृत्यगीतॆषु कुशलाश्चागमेऽभवन् ॥ सुरूपाश्च स्वलङ्काराः रमयन्ति दिने दिने ॥
tā devyo nṛtyagīteṣu kuśalāś cāgame ’bhavan || surūpāś ca svalāṅkārā ramayanti dine dine ||
Те деви стали искусны в танце и пении и также сведущи в искусствах; прекрасные обликом и украшенные своими убранствами, они радовали (его) день за днём.
Varāha
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Aesthetics","Courtly Arts","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: शृङ्गार
Secondary Rasa: हास्य
Type: सभा/अन्तःपुर-प्रायः (courtly setting)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 172.3-172.6 (आसक्ति→विपरिणाम-क्रमः)
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It preserves a literary snapshot of performing arts (dance, song) as culturally valued skills within Purāṇic storytelling.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it remains a general narrative setting.
The verse primarily describes cultural practice (arts and adornment) rather than issuing a direct ethical injunction.
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