Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 8
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
ततस्त्रिभुवने ब्रह्मन् निशाचरपुरो ऽभवत् दिवा चन्द्रस्य सदृशः क्षणदायां च सूर्यवत्
tatastribhuvane brahman niśācarapuro 'bhavat divā candrasya sadṛśaḥ kṣaṇadāyāṃ ca sūryavat
அப்போது, ஓ பிராமணரே, மூன்று உலகங்களிலும் நிசாசரர்களின் ஒரு நகரம் தோன்றியது—பகலில் சந்திரனைப் போலவும், இரவில் சூரியனைப் போலவும்।
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds the deceptive and destabilizing power of adharma-associated forces: what should illumine by day and by night becomes inverted. Ethically, it warns that when unrighteous power rises, even the ordinary order of discernment (day/night clarity) can appear reversed.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narration (episode-description within an ongoing story), not a direct Sarga/Pratisarga cosmogenesis passage, since it describes a particular marvel/event rather than creation cycles.
Moon-by-day and sun-by-night imagery symbolizes inversion of dharmic norms and confusion of perception. A ‘night-ranger city’ shining unnaturally suggests glamour/illusion (māyā-like effect) often attributed to hostile beings in Purāṇic narrative.