Varaha Purana 216.17: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 17
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
त्रैलोक्यं स विनिर्जित्य शक्रं च त्रिदशाधिपम् ॥ तदुत्पाट्यानयामास पुत्रेणेन्द्रजिता सह
trailokyaṃ sa vinirjitya śakraṃ ca tridaśādhipam || tadutpāṭyānayāmāsa putreṇendrajitā saha
उसने तीनों दुनिया जीत ली। फिर इंद्र को पकड़ लिया जो देवताओं का राजा है। उसे उठा के ले गया, अपने बेटा इंद्रजीत के साथ।
Varāha
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It reflects a shared mythic repertoire across Purāṇic and epic traditions, presenting Indra’s defeat as a literary sign of cosmic imbalance.
No specific earthly geography is named; the scene is set within a cosmological framework involving the three worlds and the deva-king.
No explicit instruction is offered; the verse records the exercise of coercive power, which later narratives often counterbalance through restoration themes.
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