Varaha Purana 92.6: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 6
The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas
यो महात्मा भवेत् तस्या बन्धुस्तं याचयामहे । साम्नैवादौ ततः पश्चात् करिष्यामः प्रदानकम् । ततो भेदं करिष्यामस्ततो दण्डं क्रमेण च ॥
yo mahātmā bhavet tasyā bandhus taṃ yācayāmahe | sāmnaivādau tataḥ paścāt kariṣyāmaḥ pradānakam | tato bhedaṃ kariṣyāmas tato daṇḍaṃ krameṇa ca ||
Będziemy błagać tego szlachetnego człowieka, który jest jej krewnym. Najpierw postąpimy drogą pojednania; potem zaoferujemy dary. Następnie zastosujemy podział polityczny, a potem, krok po kroku, przymusową siłę jako ostateczną środek.
Vighasa (contextual continuation)
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It mirrors a widely attested classical Indian framework of statecraft (conciliation, gifts, division, force), showing the diffusion of political theory into Purāṇic narrative.
No geographic location is identified here.
Use escalating measures responsibly: begin with peaceful persuasion and reserve coercion as a final, sequential option.
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