Varaha Purana 201.19: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 19
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
Uttara Bhāga · Battle Narrative (Mobilization of Forces)
एवमुक्त्वा ततो घोरा व्याधयः कामरूपिणः ॥ सन्नद्धास्त्वरितं शूरा भीमरूपा भयानकाः ॥
evam uktvā tato ghorā vyādhayaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ || sannaddhās tvaritaṃ śūrā bhīmarūpā bhayānakāḥ ||
evamuktvA tato ghorA vyAdhayaH kAmarUpiNaH || sannaddhAstvaritaM shUrA bhImarUpA bhayAnakAH
यह बात कह के वो भयानक शिकारी जल्दी तैयार हो गए। ये अपना रूप बदल सकते थे, और उनका चेहरा देख के डर लगता था।
Sandhi Notes
- sannaddhās tvaritam = सन्नद्धाः + त्वरितम्
Narrator
Kāmarūpitva (shape-shifting) paired with ‘vyādhi/vyādha’ dread signals the volatility of adharma-driven forces once rhetoric ends and violence begins.
Recognize escalation markers in disputes; when dialogue ends, prepare protective measures and seek de-escalation early.
Varaha Purana 201.22 (their mounts and forms elaborated)
FAQs
It demonstrates Purāṇic battle narration conventions: rapid mobilization, stock epithets (ghora, bhayānaka), and the motif of kāmarūpatva (voluntary shape-change) used to characterize extraordinary combatants.
No location is specified here.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions primarily as narrative description of escalation toward combat.
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