Varaha Purana 126.38: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 38
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
तया सह महाराज घोरं युद्धमवर्त्तत ॥ माघमासस्य द्वादश्यां तत्र कश्चिन्न पश्यति ॥
tayā saha mahārāja ghoraṃ yuddham avarttata || māghamāsasya dvādaśyāṃ tatra kaścin na paśyati ||
महाराज, उसके साथ बड़ा भयानक युद्ध हुआ। माघ महीने की बारहवीं तारीख को वहाँ कोई नहीं दिखता।
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It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative time-marking (lunar month and tithi), which can be compared with broader Indic calendrical references in textual historiography.
The verse does not name a specific site beyond an implied battlefield context; it follows from the prior mention of Prāgjyotiṣa/Kosala in the narrative sequence.
Implicitly, it underscores the destructive consequences of violent conflict; however, the passage remains primarily narrative rather than explicitly normative.
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