Varaha Purana 201.22: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 22
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
एवं वाहनसंयुक्ता नानाप्रहरणोद्यताः ॥ समागताः महासत्त्वा अन्योन्यमभिकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
evaṃ vāhanasaṃyuktā nānā-praharaṇodyatāḥ || samāgatā mahāsattvā anyonyam abhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
सब लोग अपने सवारियों के साथ आए। हाथ में अलग-अलग हथियार लिए हुए थे। इतने बड़े लोग एक जगह इकट्ठे हो गए। सब एक दूसरे से लड़ना चाहते थे।
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It exemplifies the formulaic war-scene staging in Purāṇic literature—assembly, armament, and mutual challenge—useful for comparative studies with epics and other Purāṇas.
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No explicit ethical instruction is provided; the verse is narrative, marking readiness and reciprocal hostility.
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