Varaha Purana 95.56: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 56
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
कालेन महता चासौ लोकपालपुराण्यथ । जिगीषुः सैन्यसंवीतो देवैर्भयमरॊचयत् ॥
kālena mahatā cāsau lokapālapurāṇy atha | jigīṣuḥ sainyasaṃvīto devair bhayam arochayat ||
काफी टाइम बाद उसने जीत की इच्छा की। उसने अपनी सेना ली और देव लोगों के पास गया। देव लोग उससे डरने लगे।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī, not explicit in fragment)
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No geographic location is identified in the surviving line.
No explicit ethical instruction is stated; the verse functions as a narrative setup describing a conquest-intent that generates fear.
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