Varaha Purana 201.45: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 45
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
Uttara Bhāga · Yama–Citragupta–Dūta-saṃvāda (Dharmic Administration and Death)
प्रविवेश गृहं स्वं तु सम्भ्रमेणेदृशेन तु ॥ आननं तु समुत्प्रोष्छ्य सङ्ग्रामे स्वेदबिन्दुवत् ॥
praviveśa gṛhaṃ svaṃ tu sambhrameṇedṛśena tu || ānanaṃ tu samutproṣchya saṅgrāme svedabinduvat ||
pravivesha gRRihaM svaM tu sambhrameNedRRishena tu || AnanaM tu samutproshChya saMgrAme svedabinduvat
അവൻ അത്തരം കലക്കത്തോടെ തന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു; മുഖം ഉയർത്തിയപ്പോൾ, യുദ്ധത്തിൽ വിയർപ്പുതുള്ളികളാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ടവനെപ്പോലെ തോന്നി।
Sandhi Notes
- सम्भ्रमेणेदृशेन = सम्भ्रमेण + ईदृशेन (ए- संधि). समुत्प्रोष्छ्य is read as samutproṣya (ktvānt) from सम्+उत्+प्रुष्
- orthography varies. स्वेदबिन्दुवत् uses -वत् as simile particle
Varāha
Even exalted agents in Purāṇic narrative display embodied aftereffects (agitation, sweat), underscoring the cost of conflict and the need for restoration.
After intense duty or confrontation, seek a ‘gṛha’ moment: withdraw, cool the mind-body, and re-center before further judgment or action.
201.48.0
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique—using bodily imagery (sweat, agitation) to mark a transition into a consequential dialogue or decision-point within dharma-oriented storytelling.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the scene is interior/domestic (gṛha), without a named place.
The verse does not state an explicit instruction; it frames a tense psychological state that typically precedes moral or juridical speech in the surrounding narrative.
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