Varaha Purana 201.4: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 4
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
ततो विवृत्तरक्ताक्षस्तेन वाक्येन रोषितः ॥ विनिःश्वस्य यथा नागो ह्यपश्यत्सर्वतो दिशम् ॥
tato vivṛtta-raktākṣas tena vākyena roṣitaḥ || viniḥśvasya yathā nāgo hy apaśyat sarvato diśam ||
ततो विवृत्तरक्ताक्षः तेन वाक्येन रोषितः। विनिःश्वस्य यथा नागः, अपश्यत् सर्वतो दिशम्।
Ṛṣi-putra (narratorial continuation; speaker tag earlier in 201.1)
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It showcases a standard Sanskrit narrative technique: physicalized emotion (anger) conveyed through ocular description and animal simile.
No geographic location is specified; the verse describes a character’s reaction and scanning of directions.
Implicitly, it warns of anger’s escalation in conflict settings, portraying how speech can trigger volatile responses.
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