Varaha Purana 201.30: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 30
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
तिष्ठ तिष्ठ क्व यासीति न गच्छामि दृढो भव ॥ मया मुक्तमिदं शस्त्रं तव देहविनाशनम्
tiṣṭha tiṣṭha kva yāsīti na gacchāmi dṛḍho bhava || mayā muktam idaṃ śastraṃ tava dehavināśanam
“Berhenti, berhenti—ke manakah engkau pergi?” “Aku tidak akan pergi; berdirilah dengan teguh. Senjata yang kulepaskan ini ialah pemusnah jasadmu.”
Varāha (default narrative voice; quoted combatants within narration)
FAQs
It preserves stylized taunt-and-threat dialogue typical of Sanskrit martial narration, useful for studying imperative constructions and quoted speech conventions.
No location is identified.
No explicit ethical instruction; it dramatizes steadfastness and intimidation as narrative motifs in battle scenes.
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