Varaha Purana 201.1: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 1
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
अथ राक्षसकीङ्करयुद्धम् ॥ ऋषिपुत्र उवाच ॥ ततस्ते सहिताः सर्वे चान्योऽन्याभिरताः सदा ॥ नानावेषधरा दूताः कृताञ्जलिपुटास्तदा ॥
atha rākṣasa-kīṅkara-yuddham || ṛṣi-putra uvāca || tatas te sahitāḥ sarve cānyo 'nyābhiratāḥ sadā || nānā-veṣa-dharā dūtāḥ kṛtāñjali-puṭās tadā ||
ഇപ്പോൾ രാക്ഷസരുടെ കിങ്കരന്മാരുമായുള്ള യുദ്ധം ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു. ഋഷിപുത്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ ആ ദൂതന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടി, എപ്പോഴും പരസ്പരം ഏകോപിതരായി, നാനാവേഷങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ചു, ആ സമയത്ത് കൈകൂപ്പി ഭക്തിയോടെ നിന്നു।
Ṛṣi-putra (explicit)
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It marks a narrative transition (atha) into a conflict episode and preserves formulaic framing devices (speaker tag, episode title) typical of Purāṇic redaction.
No location is named in this opening; it functions as an episode header and scene-setting description.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, it foregrounds disciplined communication and coordinated action through the depiction of messengers and respectful address.
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