Varaha Purana 95.7: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 7
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
एवं क्षणमथो युद्धं तदा देवाः सवासवाः । असुरैर्निर्जिताः सद्यो दुद्रुवुर्विमुखा भृशम् ॥
evaṃ kṣaṇam atho yuddhaṃ tadā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | asurair nirjitāḥ sadyo dudruvur vimukhā bhṛśam ||
ഇങ്ങനെ അല്പസമയം യുദ്ധം നടന്ന ശേഷം, ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടിയ ദേവന്മാർ അസുരന്മാർക്കാൽ ഉടൻ തന്നെ പരാജിതരായി, മുഖം തിരിച്ച് അത്യന്തം വ്യാകുലതയോടെ ഓടിപ്പോയി.
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī; not explicit in verse)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif—divine defeat and retreat—used to introduce a turning point, often the emergence of a corrective power (such as Devī) within the mythic-historical imagination of early Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse.
The verse does not give a direct injunction; it frames a crisis (defeat and flight) that motivates seeking protection and restoring order.
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