Varaha Purana 92.12: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 12
The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas
तामेव चिन्तयन् शर्म न लेभे दैत्यसत्तमः । अलंशर्मा महामन्त्री आनिनाय महाबलः ॥
tām eva cintayan śarmā na lebhe daityasattamaḥ | alaṁśarmā mahāmantrī ānināya mahābalaḥ ||
शर्मा दैत्य में बड़ा था, लेकिन वो उस लड़की के बारे में सोचता रहता। उसे कोई चैन नहीं मिलता था। फिर अलशर्मा, जो बड़ा मंत्री था और ताकत में भी बड़ा, आगे बढ़ा।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a ruler or chief figure unsettled by desire or anxiety, followed by the entrance of a ministerial advisor—mirroring early South Asian ideals of kingship and counsel.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment.
Implicitly, the verse foregrounds the role of deliberation and counsel in moments of unrest—an administrative virtue emphasized across Sanskrit narrative literature.
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