Varaha Purana 16.34: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 34
The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty
एवमुक्तास्ततो देवाः सन्नद्धास्तत्क्षणेऽभवन् । असुराणामभावाय जग्मुर्देवाः सवासवाः ॥ १६.३४ ॥
evam uktās tato devāḥ sannaddhās tatkṣaṇe 'bhavan | asurāṇām abhāvāya jagmur devāḥ savāsavāḥ || 16.34 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ഉക്തരായ ദേവന്മാർ തത്സമയത്തിൽ തന്നെ ആയുധസന്നദ്ധരായി. വാസവൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) സഹിതം ദേവർ അസുരന്മാരുടെ വിനാശത്തിനായി പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the swift mobilization of devas under Indra (Vāsava) in response to a prior exhortation, reflecting the genre’s formulaic depiction of cosmic conflict and restoration of order.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a transitional action statement describing immediate preparation and departure.
The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; implicitly, it frames the restoration of cosmic balance as requiring coordinated readiness and decisive action against destabilizing forces (asuras) within the narrative logic.
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