Varaha Purana 46.10: Adhyaya 46, Shloka 10
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
सौभकंसजरासन्धाः पुनर्नरक एव च । कुरुपाञ्चालभोजाश्च बलिनो दानवाः सुराः । पीडयन्ति समेतां मां तान् हनध्वं सुरोत्तमाः ॥ ४६.१० ॥
saubhakaṃsajarāsandhāḥ punar naraka eva ca | kurupāñcālabhojāś ca balino dānavāḥ surāḥ | pīḍayanti sametā māṃ tān hanadhvaṃ surottamāḥ || 46.10 ||
सौभ, कंस, जरासंध और नरक भी। कुरव, पांचाल और भोज सब मिलकर थे। यह सब बड़े बलवान थे और दानव जैसे थे। सब मिलकर मुझे परेशान कर रहे थे। देवियों में सबसे बड़े, इनको मारो।
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; the Earth addressing the gods)
FAQs
The verse preserves a Purāṇic catalog of well-known epic-era antagonists and polity-names (e.g., Kuru, Pāñcāla, Bhoja), illustrating how Purāṇas integrate remembered political geography with mythic conflict narratives.
Kuru, Pāñcāla, and Bhoja are regional/political identifiers: Kuru is associated with the Kurukṣetra–Hastināpura cultural zone; Pāñcāla broadly with the middle Ganga-Yamuna region; Bhoja commonly with central/western Indian realms (often linked in scholarship to areas around Mālava/Avanti traditions).
A protection-ethic is foregrounded: when the Earth (Pṛthivī) is portrayed as being harmed by violent forces, legitimate authority is urged to restrain and remove those causing harm—framed as a duty of guardianship rather than sectarian triumph.
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