The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
अन्तः स्थितानेकसुरारिसङ्घं विचित्रचर्मायुधचित्रशोभम् । भीमं बलं बलिनं चारुयोधं विनिर्ययौ सिन्धुजलाद् विशालम् ॥
antaḥ sthitānekasurārisaṅghaṃ vicitracarmāyudhacitraśobham | bhīmaṃ balaṃ balinaṃ cāruyodhaṃ viniryayau sindhujalād viśālam ||
Z rozległych wód morza wyłoniła się potężna, ogromna siła, zawierająca w sobie zastępy wrogów bogów; lśniła różnorodną zbroją i bronią, silna i groźna, ze wspaniałymi wojownikami.
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
It contributes to the Purāṇic repertoire of mythic warfare scenes, valuable for literary studies of martial description and epic-style compounds.
Only the generic “sindhu” (sea/ocean) is mentioned; no specific coastal site is named.
The verse is descriptive; it sets narrative conditions for conflict rather than stating an explicit ethical maxim.
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