Varaha Purana 89.40: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 40
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
अपरे शिंशुमारास्या अपरे सूकराननाः । अपरेऽश्वामुखा रौद्रा खरास्याजाननास्तथा । छागमत्स्याननाः क्रूरा ह्यनन्ताः शस्त्रपाणयः ॥
apare śiṃśumārāsyā apare sūkarānanāḥ | apare 'śvāmukhā raudrā kharāsyājānanās tathā | chāgamatsyānanāḥ krūrā hy anantāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ ||
कुछ के चेहरे मछली जैसे हैं, कुछ के सुअर जैसे। कुछ घोड़े जैसे चेहरे वाले बहुत गुस्से वाले हैं। कुछ गधे जैसे चेहरे ले के घूमते हैं, कुछ बकरी जैसे। मछली जैसे चेहरे वाले भी हैं जो डरावने लगते हैं। यह सब हाथों में हथियार ले के खड़े हैं। उनका कोई हिसाब नहीं।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse-fragment)
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It provides a textual inventory of hybrid iconographic motifs, useful for correlating Purāṇic descriptions with regional art histories.
No new location is named; the narrative remains situated in the Kailāsa setting by context.
No direct ethical teaching; the emphasis is on depicting an overwhelming, liminal retinue of beings.
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