Varaha Purana 11.76: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 76
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Warfare Episode (Heroic Catalogue)
सरथाः सध्वजाः साश्वाः सबाणाः सासिचर्मिणः । सधनुष्काः सतूणीराः योधाः परमदुर्जयाः ॥ निश्चेरुस्तं मणिं भित्वा असंख्येया महाबलाः ॥ ११.७७ ॥
sarathāḥ sadhvajāḥ sāśvāḥ sabāṇāḥ sāsi-carmiṇaḥ | sadhanuṣkāḥ satūṇīrā yodhāḥ paramadurjayāḥ | niścerus taṃ maṇiṃ bhitvā asaṅkhyeyā mahābalāḥ || 11.77 ||
sarathAH sadhvajAH sAshvAH sabANAH sAsicharmiNaH | sadhanuShkAH satUNIrA yodhAH paramadurjayAH | nishcherustaM maNiM bhitvA asaMkhyeyA mahAbalAH || 11.77 ||
ये सैनिक बड़े ताकतवाले थे। उनके पास रथ थे, घोड़े थे, धनुष और बाण थे। तलवार और भी बहुत कुछ था। ये लोग मणि को तोड़के बाहर आए। उनकी तादात बहुत थी और वो जीतने में बड़े मुश्किल थे।
Sandhi Notes
- निश्चेरुस्तं → निश्चेरुः तम् (ः + त → स् त)
Varāha
Listener; attentive/curious within an ongoing dialogue-frame
Collective force and preparedness (sajja) as a narrative marker of impending adharma–dharma confrontation
Read as a cautionary mirror: power multiplies through organization; therefore cultivate discipline and right alignment of strength
11.11.78-81 (catalogue of leaders; ensuing combat with Virocana)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic catalogue of martial equipment (chariots, standards, bows, quivers, swords, shields), reflecting the conventional heroic diction shared across Sanskrit epic and Purāṇic literature rather than a verifiable battle report.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the passage is a descriptive action sequence without location markers in the provided line.
The verse is primarily descriptive (vīra-rasa/heroic register) and does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its function is to intensify narrative stakes by emphasizing the warriors’ preparedness and number.
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