Varaha Purana 25.9: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 9
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
दैत्यानां बलिनः सन्ति नायका युद्धदुर्मदाः । हिरण्यकशिपुः पूर्वं हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः । विप्रचित्तिर्विचित्तिश्च भीमाक्षः क्रौञ्च एव च ॥ २५.९ ॥
daityānāṁ balinaḥ santi nāyakā yuddha-durmadāḥ | hiraṇyakaśipuḥ pūrvaṁ hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ | vipracittir vicittiś ca bhīmākṣaḥ krauñca eva ca || 25.9 ||
ദൈത്യന്മാരിൽ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ദുർമദരായ ശക്തനായ നായകർ ഉണ്ട്—ആദ്യം ഹിരണ്യകശിപു, പിന്നെ മഹാബലനായ ഹിരണ്യാക്ഷ; കൂടാതെ വിപ്രചിത്തി, വിചിത്തി, ഭീമാക്ഷ, ക്രൗഞ്ചനും.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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The verse functions as a Purāṇic catalogue naming prominent Daitya figures, reflecting a common compositional technique used to preserve mythic lineages and narrative memory across recensions.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily an onomastic (name-list) passage.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse characterizes martial arrogance (yuddha-durmadāḥ) as a defining trait of these figures, providing a narrative contrast often used in Purāṇic discourse on power and conduct.
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