Varaha Purana 16.2: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 2
The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty
उत्सादितो दिवो मूढेत्येवमुक्तस्तु भूधर । इन्द्रो मर्त्यमुपागम्य सर्वदेवसमन्वितः ॥ १६.२ ॥
utsādito divo mūḍhety evam uktas tu bhūdhara | indro martyam upāgamya sarvadeva-samanvitaḥ || 16.2 ||
‘अरे मूढा! तुला स्वर्गातून खाली पाडले’—असे म्हटल्यावर, हे भूधर, इंद्र सर्व देवांसह मर्त्यलोकात आला।
Varāha (default narrative voice; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which celestial authority (Indra) interacts with the human realm, illustrating how divine governance and moral accountability are dramatized in Sanskrit mythic literature.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; the setting is broadly described as the mortal realm (martyam), contrasted with heaven (divaḥ).
The verse frames a moral admonition through rebuke and consequence—status in heaven is not permanent when conduct is criticized—while emphasizing accountability even for high-status figures within the narrative.
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