Varaha Purana 52.4: Adhyaya 52, Shloka 4
The Genealogy of Trivarṇa, Manohvā, and the Akṣa Lineage, with the Construction of the Nine-Gated City
एते पूर्वं दस्यवः स्युस्ततो राज्ञा वशीकृताः । अमूर्ता इव ते सर्वे चक्रुरायतनं शुभम् ॥ ५२.४ ॥
ete pūrvaṃ dasyavaḥ syus tato rājñā vaśīkṛtāḥ | amūrtā iva te sarve cakrur āyatanaṃ śubham || 52.4 ||
Những người ấy trước kia là dāsyu; về sau bị nhà vua chế ngự. Rồi như thể vô hình vô tướng, tất cả họ đã dựng nên một thánh sở (āyatana) cát tường.
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The verse preserves a Purāṇic memory of social groups described as 'dāsyu' being integrated or subdued under royal authority, followed by the construction of an auspicious sacred site—reflecting themes of polity, settlement, and institutionalized worship spaces in early textual historiography.
No explicit toponym is present in this verse alone; the location would need to be inferred from surrounding verses in Adhyāya 52 that likely specify the site associated with the 'āyatana' (sanctuary).
The passage implicitly prioritizes ordered governance and the establishment of auspicious communal institutions (a sacred sanctuary) as markers of societal transformation, without prescribing sectarian obligation.
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