Varaha Purana 10.21: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 21
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
तावदिन्द्रोऽपि करिणा गतः पार्श्वेन तस्य ह । देवसैन्यैः परिवृतस्तूष्णीमेव महाबलः ॥ १०.२१ ॥
tāvad indro 'pi kariṇā gataḥ pārśvena tasya ha | deva-sainyaiḥ parivṛtas tūṣṇīm eva mahā-balaḥ || 10.21 ||
ఇంతలో ఇంద్రుడు కూడా ఏనుగుపై ఎక్కి అతని పక్కనికి వచ్చెను. దేవసేనలతో చుట్టుముట్టబడిన ఆ మహాబలుడు మౌనంగా నిలిచెను.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not indicated in this fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: portraying Indra and the deva-host as a collective political-military presence, which helps situate the episode within the broader mythic idiom of divine conflict and diplomacy in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is scene-setting within a narrative context rather than a toponymic (sacred geography) passage.
The verse implicitly foregrounds restraint and composure: despite strength and support, the central figure (Indra) remains silent, suggesting a philosophical emphasis on deliberation and controlled speech in moments of tension.
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