Varaha Purana 89.8: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 8
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
ब्रह्मोवाच । अस्त्यन्धको महादैत्यस्तेन सर्वे दिवौकसः । अर्दिता मत्समीपं तु बुद्ध्वा मां शरणैषिणः ॥
brahmovāca | asty andhako mahādaityas tena sarve divaukasaḥ | arditā matsamīpaṁ tu buddhvā māṁ śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ ||
ब्रह्मा बोले, अंधका नाम का एक बड़ा दैत्य है। उसने सब देवियों को परेशान किया है। इसलिए वो सब मेरे पास आके शरण माँगने लगे।
Brahmā
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic pattern: devas experiencing defeat or distress and approaching a higher authority for protection, enabling comparison across Andhaka-related myth cycles.
The term divaukasaḥ indicates “dwellers in heaven” (a cosmological realm), not a terrestrial geographic site.
The verse foregrounds the social logic of seeking protection and counsel when overwhelmed—śaraṇa as a pragmatic recourse in crisis.
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