Varaha Purana 11.85: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 85
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
तस्मिन् हते दुर्जयराजमन्त्रिणि उपाययौ स्वेन बलेन राजा । स दुर्जयः साश्वरथोऽतितीव्रः प्रतापवांस्तैर्मणिजैर्यuyodha ॥ ११.८६ ॥
tasmin hate durjayarājamantriṇi upāyayau svena balena rājā | sa durjayaḥ sāśvaratho ’titīvraḥ pratāpavāṁs tairmaṇijair yuyodha || 11.86 ||
ദുര്ജയന്റെ രാജമന്ത്രിയെ വധിച്ചതോടെ രാജാവ് തന്റെ സൈന്യവുമായി മുന്നേറി. കുതിരകൾ വലിക്കുന്ന രഥത്തിൽ ആരൂഢനായ ആ ദുര്ജയൻ അതിവേഗനും പ്രതാപവാനും ആയി അവരോടു യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു.
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: compressing political crisis (the death of a minister) into a rapid escalation toward battle, reflecting ideals of kingship, retaliation, and military readiness in classical Sanskrit storytelling.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as a scene-transition within a battle narrative rather than a sacred-geography notice.
The verse does not state an explicit moral maxim; implicitly, it foregrounds the consequences of political violence and the king’s obligation (as portrayed in narrative tradition) to respond decisively when a key state officer is killed.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
