Varaha Purana 11.86: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 86
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
ततस्तस्मिंस्तदा राज्ञो महत्कदनमाबभौ । ततो हेतुप्रहेत्रीभ्यां श्रुत्वा जामातरं रणे ॥ ११.८७ ॥
tatastasmiṁstadā rājño mahat-kadanam ābabhau | tato hetuprahetrībhyāṁ śrutvā jāmātaraṁ raṇe || 11.87 ||
तब राजा के लिए वहाँ बड़ी लड़ाई हुई। बहुत लोग मारे। फिर उसने सुना कि उसका दामाद भी युद्ध में है। यह बात उसने उन लोगों से सुनी जो बताते थे क्या हो रहा है।
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic historiographical style: compressing battlefield events into a concise report that foregrounds royal crisis, interpersonal ties (such as a son-in-law), and the role of instigators—useful for studying how Purāṇas narrate political conflict.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the setting is indicated generically as 'there' (tasmin) and 'in battle' (raṇe).
The verse does not state a direct moral injunction; its philosophical emphasis is descriptive, highlighting causality and agency (hetu/prahetṛ) in the escalation of violence and the political consequences of relational ties (jāmātṛ).
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