Varaha Purana 201.32: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 32
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
किं त्वं वदसि दुर्बुद्धे एषोऽहं पारगो रणे ॥ मम बाहु विमुक्तस्तु यदि जीवस्यतो वद
kiṃ tvaṃ vadasi durbuddhe eṣo 'haṃ pārago raṇe || mama bāhu vimuktas tu yadi jīvasyato vada
«Que dis-tu, esprit mauvais ? Me voici, maître du combat. Mon bras est désormais libre ; si tu veux vivre, parle (et soumets-toi).»
Varāha (default narrative voice; quoted combatants within narration)
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It exemplifies a narrative speech-act common in Sanskrit battle literature: asserting mastery (pāraga) and issuing a conditional ultimatum, reflecting stylized norms of heroic confrontation.
No location is mentioned.
No explicit ethical maxim is given; the verse frames survival as contingent on the opponent’s response, a narrative device rather than a general moral teaching.
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