Varaha Purana 10.38: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 38
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
तत इन्द्रस्त्वरायुक्तो लोकपालैः समन्वितः । जगाम दुर्जयं हन्तुं सोऽचिरेणास्त्रनिर्ज्जितम् । विहाय पर्वतं मेरुं मर्त्यलोकमिहागतः ॥ १०.३९ ॥
tata indrastvarāyukto lokapālaiḥ samanvitaḥ | jagāma durjayaṃ hantuṃ so 'cireṇāstranirjjitam | vihāya parvataṃ meruṃ martyalokamihāgataḥ || 10.39 ||
Kemudian Indra, dengan segera dan ditemani para Lokapāla, berangkat untuk membunuh Durjaya; namun tidak lama kemudian Durjaya ditundukkan oleh senjata. Meninggalkan Gunung Meru, Indra pun datang ke alam manusia (martyaloka) ini.
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in this excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-of-protection","core_concept":"Kṣatra-dharma at the cosmic level: rulers/guardians must act swiftly when adharma threatens the worlds; delay enables disorder.","practical_application":"When entrusted with responsibility, respond promptly and proportionately; coordinate with fellow guardians (shared governance) rather than acting alone."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Mythic History","Sacred Geography"]
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic-to-terrestrial transition route
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 10.10.38 (Nārada’s announcement); Varāha Purāṇa 10.10.40-42 (stationing; governance crisis)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"martial-urgent","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"firm, energetic, forward-driving"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a cosmic conflict involving divine administrators (lokapālas) is linked to movement across cosmological realms (Meru to martyaloka), reflecting how Purāṇas integrate mythic history with cosmography.
Mount Meru is named; in Purāṇic cosmology it is the central cosmic mountain rather than a securely identifiable historical mountain in modern geography, though it has been widely discussed in Indological scholarship as a cosmographic axis mundi motif.
The verse primarily conveys a narrative motif of coordinated governance and decisive action (Indra with the lokapālas acting urgently) rather than an explicit ethical injunction; implicitly it models collective responsibility in maintaining cosmic order.
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