Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 14
The Battle of Nahuṣa and Huṇḍa
within the Guru-tīrtha Glorification Episode
उभयोर्वीरयोर्युद्धं देवविस्मयकारकम् । तदा आसीन्महाप्राज्ञ दारुणं भीतिदायकम्
ubhayorvīrayoryuddhaṃ devavismayakārakam | tadā āsīnmahāprājña dāruṇaṃ bhītidāyakam
Der Kampf zwischen jenen beiden Helden versetzte selbst die Götter in Staunen; damals, o Hochweiser, war er grimmig und furchterregend.
Unspecified narrator addressing a sage ('mahāprājña')
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: उभयोर्वीरयोः = उभयोः + वीरयोः (विसर्ग-सन्धि); वीरयोर्युद्धम् = वीरयोः + युद्धम्; आसीन्महाप्राज्ञ = आसीत् + महाप्राज्ञ (त् + म् → न्म्)
FAQs
It describes an intense duel between two heroes—so extraordinary that even the gods were amazed—highlighting its ferocity and the fear it produced.
This verse alone does not name them; their identities must be taken from the surrounding verses in Adhyaya 115.
To emphasize the superhuman scale of the combat and elevate the scene’s dramatic and cosmic significance within the Purāṇic narrative style.