Varaha Purana 11.97: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 97
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
विराधेन तथा शम्भुः सुकीर्तिर्भीमकर्म्मणा । विप्रचित्तिस्तथा सोमं एतद्युद्धं महानभूत् ॥
virādhena tathā śambhuḥ sukīrtir bhīmakarmmaṇā | vipracittis tathā somaṃ etad yuddhaṃ mahān abhūt ||
അതുപോലെ ശംഭു വിരാധനോടു യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു; സുകീർത്തി ഭീമകർമ്മനോടു; വിപ്രചിത്തി സോമനോടു—ഇങ്ങനെ ആ യുദ്ധം മഹത്തായിത്തീർന്നു.
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative convention of pairing named figures in combat, reflecting how Sanskrit mythic historiography organizes large battles through catalog-like enumerations of opponents.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is focused on combat pairings rather than sacred geography.
No explicit ethical injunction is stated here; the verse primarily functions as narrative description, emphasizing the scale of conflict through structured listings of combatants.
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