Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86
The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
सिंहव्याघ्रवराहाश्च महिषा ये महामृगाः । गजास्तुरंगा गवया रासभाः शरभा वृकाः ॥ ८६ ॥
siṃhavyāghravarāhāśca mahiṣā ye mahāmṛgāḥ | gajāsturaṃgā gavayā rāsabhāḥ śarabhā vṛkāḥ || 86 ||
സിംഹങ്ങൾ, വ്യാഘ്രങ്ങൾ, വരാഹങ്ങൾ; മഹിഷങ്ങളും മഹാമൃഗങ്ങളും; ഗജങ്ങൾ, അശ്വങ്ങൾ, ഗവയങ്ങൾ, റാസഭങ്ങൾ, ശരഭങ്ങൾ, വൃകങ്ങൾ—ഇവയെല്ലാം ഇവിടെ പരാമർശിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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