Varaha Purana 95.6: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 6
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
युयोध च सूरैः सार्द्धं रुरुर्दैत्यपतिस्तथा । मुद्गरैर्मुषलैः शूलैः शरैर्दण्डायुधैस्तथा । जघ्नुर्दैत्याः सुरान् संख्ये सुराश्चैव तथासुरान् ॥
yuyodha ca sūraiḥ sārdhaṁ rurur daityapatis tathā | mudgarair muśalaiḥ śūlaiḥ śaraiḥ daṇḍāyudhais tathā | jaghnur daityāḥ surān saṁkhye surāś caiva tathāsurān ||
रुरु, जो दैत्य का राजा था, वो भी वीरों के साथ लड़ा। हथौड़ा, सोटी, भाले और तीर सब से लड़ा। जंग में दैत्य ने देवता को मारा और देवता ने भी दैत्य को मारा।
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No location is named in this verse; it is set within an unspecified battlefield (saṁkhye).
No explicit ethical instruction is stated; the verse is descriptive of reciprocal violence within a mythic conflict frame.
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