Varaha Purana 27.2: Adhyaya 27, Shloka 2
The Slaying of Andhaka and the Manifestation of the Eight Mother-Goddesses from Divine Afflictions
तेनात्मवान् सुराः सर्वे त्याजिता मेरुपर्वतम् । ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुरन्धकस्य भयार्दिताः ॥ २७.२ ॥
tenātmavān surāḥ sarve tyājitā meru-parvatam | brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmur andhakasya bhayārditāḥ || 27.2 ||
À cause de lui — puissant et maître de lui-même — tous les dieux furent chassés du mont Meru. Accablés par la crainte d’Andhaka, ils allèrent chercher refuge auprès de Brahmā.
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which devas, overwhelmed by an antagonistic figure, seek counsel and protection from a higher cosmic authority (here, Brahmā). This helps situate the text within the wider Sanskrit Purāṇa tradition of mythic historiography and cosmological storytelling.
Meru (Mount Meru) is named. In Purāṇic cosmology it functions as the central world-mountain (axis mundi), a conceptual sacred-geographic landmark rather than a single securely identified physical peak in modern geography.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical instruction about seeking refuge in legitimate counsel/authority during crisis—an ethical theme of prudence and recourse to guidance—rather than glorifying conflict.
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