Varaha Purana 25.39: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 39
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवः सर्वे देवाश्च पार्थिव । तुष्टुवुर्वाग्भिरिष्टाभिः स्कन्दं सेनापतिं तदा ॥ २५.३९ ॥
evam uktvā tato devaḥ sarve devāś ca pārthiva | tuṣṭuvur vāgbhir iṣṭābhiḥ skandaṃ senāpatiṃ tadā || 25.39 ||
एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवः सर्वे देवाश्च पार्थिव, तदा स्कन्दं सेनापतिं वाग्भिरिष्टाभिः तुष्टुवुः।
Narrator (default: Varāha-framework narrative voice; specific speaker not explicit in verse)
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative convention in which divine figures collectively offer stuti (formal praise), reflecting the literary style and social memory practices of early Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on a narrative moment of praise directed to Skanda as senāpati.
The verse primarily conveys a cultural-literary motif of honoring leadership and valor through measured, respectful speech, rather than presenting a direct prescriptive ethical rule.
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