Varaha Purana 11.83 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 83
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
द्वन्द्वान्यनेकानि तथैव युद्धे द्रवन्ति शूराः परिभर्त्सयन्तः । विभीषणं निर्गतचापमार्गं बभूव बाहुप्रभवं सुघोरम् ॥ ११.८४ ॥
dvandvāny anekāni tathaiva yuddhe dravanti śūrāḥ paribhartsayantaḥ | vibhīṣaṇaṃ nirgata-cāpa-mārgaṃ babhūva bāhu-prabhavaṃ sughoram || 11.84 ||
Dalam peperangan, banyak pertarungan satu lawan satu turut bergelora, ketika para wira mara sambil melontar ejekan. Lalu, terhadap Vibhīṣaṇa—yang telah keluar ke dalam laluan tembakan busur—terbitlah suatu peluru yang amat mengerikan, lahir daripada kekuatan lengan.
Varāha (default frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"krodha-viveka / vāk-śastra caution (implicit)","core_concept":"Taunts and rage escalate violence; a moment’s exposure (‘into the bow’s path’) can summon catastrophic consequence.","practical_application":"Restrain provocative speech in conflict; maintain situational awareness—small lapses invite disproportionate harm."}
Subject Matter: ["Martial Narrative","Heroic Ethics","Conflict Description"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: battlefield
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 11.11.83 (paired engagements); Varāha Purāṇa 11.11.85 (death outcome)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Multiple duels erupt across the field; warriors shout insults as they close. A focal figure named Vibhīṣaṇa stands exposed in an archer’s firing lane as a terrifying, arm-launched missile arcs toward him.","item_prompts":["clusters of paired duels","open mouths/gestures of taunting","archer with drawn bow and clear arrow-path","a prominent ‘dread missile’ in flight","Vibhīṣaṇa figure bracing/turning","motion lines/dust"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural with crowded duel clusters; expressive hand gestures for taunts; stylize the missile as a luminous streak cutting through layered figures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore with a central golden projectile/arrow emphasized by gold-leaf; surrounding duels as a decorative border; strong iconographic focus on the threatened figure.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore with nuanced facial expressions (taunt, alarm); elegant depiction of bow curvature and arrow trajectory; controlled drama.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature with narrative density; show the arrow-path as a clear diagonal; delicate rendering of speech/taunt gestures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tense, aggressive, escalating","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"sharper attack on consonants; rise in volume on ‘vibhīṣaṇam’ and ‘sughoraम्’"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic-style retelling that adopts epic martial conventions (duels, taunts, missile imagery), illustrating how Purāṇas preserve and reframe earlier narrative materials for later audiences.
No specific geographic toponym is named in this verse; it is a battlefield setting without explicit location markers in the given line.
Implicitly, it presents the martial ethos of valor and confrontation (śūrāḥ, dvandvāni), while also foregrounding the dangers of escalation through taunts and weapon-trajectory exposure.
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