Varaha Purana 201.44: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 44
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
गत्वा ज्वरं महाभागं विनयात्सान्त्वयन्मुहुः ॥ पूजयन् वै ज्वरं दिव्यं गृहीय हस्ते महायशाः ॥
gatvā jvaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ vinayāt sāntvayan muhuḥ || pūjayan vai jvaraṃ divyaṃ gṛhīya haste mahāyaśāḥ ||
Nachdem er sich dem hochbegnadeten Jvara genähert hatte, o Edler, besänftigte er ihn immer wieder in Demut; den göttlichen Jvara verehrend, nahm der Ruhmreiche ihn bei der Hand.
Narrator (actor likely Yama or a high authority figure; not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a classical pattern of de-escalation: humility (vinaya) and conciliation (sāntvana), showing how Purāṇic narratives articulate authority through both force and diplomacy.
No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment.
The implied philosophical instruction is that conflicts may be resolved through humility, respectful address, and conciliatory speech—complementing martial power with restraint.
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