Varaha Purana 201.48: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 48
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
लोकान्सर्वानहं हन्मि सर्वघाती न संशयः ॥ गच्छ गच्छ यथास्थानं युद्धं च त्यजतु स्वयम् ॥
lokān sarvān ahaṃ hanmi sarvaghātī na saṃśayaḥ || gaccha gaccha yathāsthānaṃ yuddhaṃ ca tyajatu svayam ||
「我はあらゆる世界を打ち滅ぼす。我は万物を屠る者—疑いはない。行け、行け、汝のあるべき所へ。彼自身に戦いを捨てさせよ。」
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"battle_fury"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"What is the rightful limit of destructive power (‘slayer of all worlds’), and how should conflict be terminated by returning each to their proper station?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"When order is restored, parties should return to svadhāma/svasthāna; cessation of battle is itself a dharmic act once purpose is met.","karmic_consequence":"Ending violence at the proper time prevents further pāpa and stabilizes realms; persisting in battle beyond necessity accrues blame and disorder."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of force","core_concept":"Supreme power includes the capacity to destroy, yet dharma demands directing that power toward restoration and then stopping.","practical_application":"Use force only for protection of order; once the aim is achieved, disengage and return to rightful duties/places."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: battlefield/cosmic
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: conflict-resolution and dharma-restoration motifs (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A commanding figure halting a cosmic-scale conflict, ordering withdrawal to proper stations and the abandonment of battle.","item_prompts":["raised hand in ‘stop’ gesture","retreating warriors","battlefield dust settling","directional movement toward ‘proper places’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic raudra stance, swirling battle lines, decisive mudrā of cessation, strong reds/ochres with controlled composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heroic central figure with gold halo, stylized battlefield below, clear gesture of command, ornate but forceful symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: dramatic yet refined battle-stop moment, detailed armor/standards, emphasis on facial authority and controlled motion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative retreat scene across rolling terrain, central commander figure, rhythmic lines of departing troops, crisp storytelling."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"forceful and martial","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"commanding, sharp, emphatic"}
FAQs
It dramatizes the inevitability of death as a cosmic force, a motif that informs Purāṇic ethical discourse by placing worldly conflict under a larger principle.
No geographic location is named; “yathāsthānam” indicates a normative or assigned station rather than a place-name.
The implied instruction is de-escalation: withdraw from conflict and return to one’s proper station when confronted by an overriding order.
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