Varaha Purana 11.84: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 84
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
तथा प्रवृत्ते तुमुलेऽथ युद्धे हतः स राज्ञः सचिवो विसंज्ञः । सहानुगः सर्वबलैरुपेतो जगाम वैवस्वतमन्दिराय ॥ ११.८५ ॥
tathā pravṛtte tumule ’tha yuddhe hataḥ sa rājñaḥ sacivo visaṃjñaḥ | sahānugaḥ sarvabalair upeto jagāma vaivasvatamandirāya || 11.85 ||
जब यह बड़ी लड़ाई शुरू हुई, राजा का मंत्री मर गया। वो बेहोश हो गया। उसके साथ उसके लोग भी मर गए। सब अपनी जान से गए।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif where political conflict and battle scenes are used to illustrate impermanence, the fragility of power, and the inevitability of death, employing conventional epic diction rather than verifiable historiography.
No terrestrial geographic site is named here; “Vaivasvatamandira” denotes Yama’s abode (a mythic realm associated with death) rather than a mappable location.
The verse foregrounds mortality within political and military action, functioning as a philosophical reminder of the limits of worldly authority and the consequences of violent conflict.
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