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 ||
เหล่าเทวีเหล่านั้นชำนาญในการร่ายรำและขับร้อง อีกทั้งเชี่ยวชาญในศิลปวิทยา; งามด้วยรูปโฉมและประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการของตนเอง จึงทำให้ (เขา) รื่นรมย์วันแล้ววันเล่า
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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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