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
Pūrva Bhāga · Devāsura-saṅgrāma and Devī-prādurbhāva (Śākta episode within the narrative)
एवं क्षणमथो युद्धं तदा देवाः सवासवाः । असुरैर्निर्जिताः सद्यो दुद्रुवुर्विमुखा भृशम् ॥
evaṃ kṣaṇam atho yuddhaṃ tadā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | asurair nirjitāḥ sadyo dudruvur vimukhā bhṛśam ||
evaM kShaNamatho yuddhaM tadA devAH savAsavAH | asurairnirjitAH sadyo dudruvurvimukhA bhRRisham
Demikianlah, setelah peperangan berlangsung seketika, para dewa bersama Indra segera ditewaskan semangatnya oleh para asura lalu berpaling dan melarikan diri dalam kegelisahan yang amat sangat.
Sandhi Notes
- असुरैर्निर्जिताः → असुरैः + निर्जिताः
- दुद्रुवुर्विमुखा → दुद्रुवुः + विमुखाः
Narrator
Even devas can be overcome; status does not immunize against defeat—refuge must be sought in higher dharma and the Supreme when power fails.
When overwhelmed, acknowledge limits, withdraw from harmful engagement, and seek wise counsel/spiritual refuge rather than prideful persistence.
Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.11-14 (build-up to defeat)
FAQs
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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