Varaha Purana 89.4: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 4
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
Pūrva Bhāga · Śaiva–Daitya-saṅgrāma (Andhaka-upākhyāna context)
केचिल्लोष्ठांस्तु सङ्गृह्य युयुधुर्गणनायकाः । अपरे मल्लयुद्धेन युयुधुर्बलदर्पिताः । एवं गणसहस्रेण वृतो देवो महेश्वरः ॥
kecil loṣṭāṁs tu saṅgṛhya yuyudhur gaṇanāyakāḥ | apare mallayuddhena yuyudhur baladarpitāḥ | evaṁ gaṇasahasreṇa vṛto devo maheśvaraḥ ||
kechilloShTAMstu saMgRRihya yuyudhurgaNanAyakAH | apare mallayuddhena yuyudhurbaladarpitAH | evaM gaNasahastreNa vRRito devo maheshvaraH
कुछ लोग मिट्टी के लम्प्स उठा के लड़ने लगे। दूसरे अपनी ताकत पर नाज़ करके रेस्लिंग करते थे। महेश्वर भगवान हज़ारों लोगों के बीच खड़े थे।
Sandhi Notes
- केचिल्लोष्ठान् → केचित् + लोष्टान्
- युयुधुर्गणनायकाः → युयुधुः + गणनायकाः
- युयुधुर्बलदर्पिताः → युयुधुः + बलदर्पिताः
- गणसहस्रेण वृतो → गणसहस्रेण + वृतः (visarga sandhi)
Narrator
Power and play (līlā) coexist in divine retinues; strength without restraint trends toward tumult, yet remains within the orbit of the divine center (Maheśvara).
Channel vigor into disciplined service rather than egoic display; keep a ‘center’ (īśvara-smṛti) amid collective excitement.
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic register of martial motifs (projectiles like loṣṭa and formal wrestling), useful for comparing narrative warfare conventions across Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a scene-setting description.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily characterizes the attendants of Maheśvara and their modes of combat.
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