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
«Pára, pára — para onde vais?» «Não irei; mantém-te firme. Esta arma que por mim foi lançada é a destruidora do teu corpo.»
Varāha (default narrative voice; quoted combatants within narration)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"speech-act ethics","core_concept":"Words in battle function as weapons: commands (‘tiṣṭha’) and vows (‘na gacchāmi’) shape action; intention (saṅkalpa) precedes violence.","practical_application":"Use speech deliberately—avoid threats and coercive imperatives in ordinary life; practice truthful, non-harming resolve (satya + ahiṃsā) in conflicts."}
Subject Matter: ["Direct speech in combat","Threat formulae","Imperatives and resolve"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: battlefield
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 201.31 (imperative clusters)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Two combatants facing off at close range: one shouting ‘Stop! Where are you going?’ the other answering with grim resolve and releasing a weapon aimed to destroy the opponent’s body.","item_prompts":["two figures in confrontation","raised hand commanding ‘tiṣṭha’","weapon mid-release (arrow/spear/sword-swing)","speech-scrolls with quoted lines","tense stance, planted feet","focused, fierce eyes"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: frontal duel composition, bold speech-scrolls, dramatic hand gestures, stylized weapon-release arc, intense facial expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central duel with gold-leaf emphasis on weapon and ornaments, embossed speech-scrolls, symmetrical framing with dramatic gaze-lines.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined duel scene, elegant posture, clear depiction of śastra-mokṣa moment, subtle expression of vīra within raudra.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate duel vignette with lyrical line, expressive dialogue banners, bright attire against a simplified battlefield backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"confrontational, declarative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"commanding for imperatives, then low and certain on ‘tava deha-vināśanam’"}
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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