Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
The Origin of the Gaṅgā and the Gods’ Defeat Caused by Bali
दृषद्भिर्भिदिपालैश्च खङ्गैः परशुतोमरैः । परिधैश्छुरिकाभिश्च कुन्तैश्चक्रैश्च शङ्कुभिः ॥ २५ ॥
dṛṣadbhirbhidipālaiśca khaṅgaiḥ paraśutomaraiḥ | paridhaiśchurikābhiśca kuntaiścakraiśca śaṅkubhiḥ || 25 ||
石やビンディパーラの投げ槍、剣、斧と槍、鉄の棍棒、短剣、長槍、チャクラ（円盤刃）、そして尖った杭をもって、彼らは襲いかかった。
Suta (narrating the Purana in a descriptive passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra (anger)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
The verse functions as vivid Purāṇic narration, showing the intensity of worldly conflict (pravṛtti) and implicitly contrasting it with the higher aim of dharma and inner restraint taught elsewhere in the Purāṇa.
This specific verse does not directly teach bhakti; instead, it depicts external violence and agitation, which later Purāṇic teaching typically uses as a backdrop to value devotion, self-control, and taking refuge in the Lord over worldly strife.
No Vedāṅga topic (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this line; it mainly preserves traditional lexicon for weapons used in Itihāsa-Purāṇa style narration.