Varaha Purana 11.87: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 87
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-uddhāra (Daitya-yuddha narrative)
युध्यमानं महाबाहुं ततस्त्वाययतुश्चमूः । तस्मिन् बले तु दैत्या ये तान् शृणुष्व धरिरितान् ॥ ११.८८ ॥
yudhyamānaṃ mahābāhuṃ tatastv āyayatuś camūḥ | tasmin bale tu daityā ye tān śṛṇuṣva dharer itān || 11.88 ||
yudhyamAnaM mahAbAhuM tatastvAyayatushchamUH | tasmin bale tu daityA ye tAn shrRRiNuShva dhareritAn || 11.88 ||
जब वो बाज़ू वाला योद्धा लड़ रहा था, तब सेना आगे बढ़ी। अब उस सेना में जो दैत्य थे, उनके बारे में सुनो। हरि ने बताया है उनका नाम।
Sandhi Notes
- ततस्त्वाययतुः = ततः + तु + आययतुः
- धरिरितान् (IAST: dharer itān) = धरेः + इतान् (ः + इ → रि/र्-आदेशः)
Varāha
Knowledge of cosmic adversaries is received through authoritative divine narration (‘as stated by Hari’).
Treat scriptural naming/categorization as a disciplined hearing (śravaṇa): listen carefully before judging forces at play.
Hari invoked as authority for naming
11.11.89-91 (names and strength of the Daitiyas)
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a battle scene is paused to introduce a catalog or identification of opposing figures, aiding oral transmission and later textual indexing.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into a list of Daitiya participants.
The verse primarily serves a descriptive and structural purpose rather than issuing a direct ethical maxim; implicitly, it frames conflict narration within authoritative speech (Hari/Varāha), emphasizing disciplined listening and ordered transmission of knowledge.
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