Varaha Purana 11.80: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 80
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
ततो विरोचनं दृष्ट्वा बहुसैन्यपरिष्कृतम् । योधयामासुरव्यग्रा विविधायुधपाणयः ॥ ११.८१ ॥
tato virocanaṃ dṛṣṭvā bahusainyapariṣkṛtam | yodhayāmāsuravyagrā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ || 11.81 ||
फिर उन्होंने विरोचन को देखा। उसके पास बड़ा फौज था। वो लोग लड़ने के लिए तैयार थे। हाथों में अलग-अलग हथियार पकड़े हुए थे।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the description of troop formations and armed engagement, preserving courtly-martial Sanskrit diction used to frame political and cosmic conflicts.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is a battlefield-focused description without an explicit place-name.
The verse primarily functions as narrative description rather than explicit ethical teaching; implicitly, it foregrounds readiness, organization, and resolve in the context of conflict.
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