Varaha Purana 93.3: Adhyaya 93, Shloka 3
The Battle of Mahiṣa Daitya and the Gods
इत्येते दश चैकाश्च दैत्येन्द्रा युद्धदुर्मदाः । यथासंख्येन रुद्रांस्तु दुद्रुवुर्भीमविक्रमाः ॥
ity ete daśa caikāś ca daityendrā yuddhadurmadāḥ | yathāsaṃkhyena rudrāṃs tu dudruvur bhīmavikramāḥ ||
ഇങ്ങനെ യുദ്ധമദത്തിൽ ഉന്മത്തരായ ഈ പത്ത് കൂടെ ഒരാളായ ദൈത്യേന്ദ്രർ, ക്രമാനുസരിച്ച്, ഭീകരവിക്രമമുള്ള രുദ്രന്മാരിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞുകയറി।
Varāha (continuing narrative frame)
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It documents Purāṇic structuring of divine ‘classes’ (like Rudras) within conflict narratives, aiding taxonomy and comparative mythology research.
No location is named; the verse is event-focused (battle engagement).
It implicitly critiques battle-born arrogance (durmada) as a destabilizing disposition.
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