Varaha Purana 96.8: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 8
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
अन्तःस्थितानेकसुरारि सङ्कवद्विचित्रवमायुधचित्रशोभम् ॥ भीमं बलं वर्मितचारुयोधं विनिर्ययौ सिन्धुजलादशालात्
antaḥsthitāneka-surāri saṅkavad vicitravamāyudha-citraśobham || bhīmaṃ balaṃ varmitacāruyodhaṃ viniryayau sindhujalādaśālāt
समुद्र के अंदर से एक बड़ा और भयानक सेना बाहर आई। वो लोग कवच पहने थे और अच्छे दिखते थे। उनके पास अलग-अलग तरह के हथियार थे। जैसे देवताओं के दुश्मन एक साथ खड़े हो।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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The verse preserves stylized descriptions of arms and formations typical of Sanskrit martial poetics, useful for studying literary representations of warfare.
The setting is broadly 'sindhu-jala' (ocean waters), a cosmographic rather than a pinpoint geographic reference.
It frames military splendor as aesthetically striking yet ominous, preparing the reader for a critique of destructive force within cosmic order.
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