Varaha Purana 10.55: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 55
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
ते च देवाः महत्सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा सर्वं निपातितम् । असुरैरुज्जहितप्राणं ततस्ते शरणं गताः ॥ १०.५६ ॥
te ca devāḥ mahatsainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvaṃ nipātitam | asurair ujjhita-prāṇaṃ tatas te śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 10.56 ||
ആ ദേവന്മാർ, ആ മഹാസൈന്യം മുഴുവനും വീണുകിടക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടു—അസുരന്മാർ പ്രാണം കവർന്നതുകൊണ്ട്—അപ്പോൾ ശരണം തേടാൻ (രക്ഷകനിലേക്കു) പോയി.
Varāha (default narrative voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; explicit speaker not marked in this fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which devas, overwhelmed in conflict, seek refuge in a higher protector—an important motif for understanding Purāṇic theology and political-ethical imagination in early Sanskrit literature.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is a battlefield narrative statement without explicit place-identifiers.
The verse foregrounds the theme of seeking refuge when confronted with overwhelming harm—presented as a philosophical motif (śaraṇa/śaraṇāgati) rather than a prescriptive command.
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