Varaha Purana 47.16: Adhyaya 47, Shloka 16
The Rite of Śrāvaṇa Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī (Dāmodara Worship) and the Exemplum of King Nṛga
दस्यून् निहत्य सा देवी तस्य राज्ञस्तनुं पुनः । प्रविशन्त्याशु राजा अपि प्रतिबुद्धोऽथ दृष्टवान् । म्लेच्छांस्तु निहतान् दृष्ट्वा सा स्वमूर्त्तिलयं गता ॥ ४७.१६ ॥
dasyūn nihatya sā devī tasya rājñas tanuṃ punaḥ | praviśanty āśu rājā 'pi pratibuddho 'tha dṛṣṭavān | mlecchāṃs tu nihatān dṛṣṭvā sā sva-mūrti-layaṃ gatā || 47.16 ||
ദസ്യുക്കളെ വധിച്ച ആ ദേവി വീണ്ടും വേഗത്തിൽ രാജാവിന്റെ ദേഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു. രാജാവും ഉടൻ ഉണർന്ന് കണ്ടു; മ്ലേച്ഛർ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടുകിടക്കുന്നത് കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവൾ തന്റെ സ്വരൂപത്തിൽ ലയിച്ചു.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a divine feminine power restores political order by neutralizing threats to the king and then withdrawing, illustrating ideals of protected sovereignty and social stability within the Purāṇic literary milieu.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is framed as an event narrative without explicit geographic markers in the provided excerpt.
The verse presents the protection of the community and restoration of lawful order as a central value, with the king’s capacity to rule re-established after the removal of violent disruptors.
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