Varaha Purana 94.32: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 32
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं यथा दैत्यबलं महत् । एवं तदाकुलं दृष्ट्वा महिषो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । सेनापते किमेतद्धि बलं भग्नं ममाग्रतः ॥
tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ yathā daityabalaṃ mahat | evaṃ tad ākulaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahiṣo vākyam abravīt | senāpate kim etaddhi balaṃ bhagnaṃ mamāgrataḥ ||
അനന്തരം ആ മഹത്തായ ദൈത്യസൈന്യം മുഴുവൻ 'ഹാഹാ' എന്ന് നിലവിളിച്ചു. അങ്ങനെ കുഴപ്പത്തിലായത് കണ്ട് മഹിഷൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു: 'സേനാപതേ, ഇതെന്താണ് - എൻ്റെ മുന്നിൽ തന്നെ എൻ്റെ സൈന്യം തകർന്നു?'
Mahiṣa (Mahiṣāsura)
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It preserves a recognizable military idiom (address to a senāpati) and dramatizes the breakdown of command confidence after sudden defeat.
No location is identified; the verse centers on battlefield communication and morale.
The verse implicitly underscores accountability in leadership: commanders must explain losses and respond to crisis rather than deny evident outcomes.
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