Varaha Purana 92.23: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 23
The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas
तस्याष्टौ मन्त्रिणः शूरा नीतिमन्तो बहुश्रुताः । प्रघसो विघसश्चैव शङ्कुकर्णो विभावसुः । विद्युन्माली सुमाली च पर्जन्यः क्रूर एव च ॥
tasyāṣṭau mantriṇaḥ śūrā nītimanto bahuśrutāḥ | praghaso vighasaś caiva śaṅkukarṇo vibhāvasuḥ | vidyunmālī sumālī ca parjanyaḥ krūra eva ca ||
Er hatte acht Minister—tapfer, staatsklug und weithin gelehrt: Praghasa, Vighasa, Śaṅkukarṇa, Vibhāvasu, Vidyunmālī, Sumālī, Parjanya und auch Krūra.
Varāha (default narrator framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic model of kingship where governance is mediated by a learned ministerial council (nīti and śāstra-informed advice).
No location is specified; the verse is primarily a courtly roster of names.
Implicitly, it foregrounds the importance of counsel, learning, and policy (nīti) in state decision-making.
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