Varaha Purana 166.17: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 17
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
तत्रागते तु वसुधे युद्धं कृत्वा तु तेन वै ॥ तदासिना तु दिव्येन स राजा बलदर्पितः ॥ सूदितो हि मया देवि अस्यग्रं निहितं भुवि ।
tatrāgate tu vasudhe yuddhaṁ kṛtvā tu tena vai || tadāsinā tu divyena sa rājā baladarpitaḥ || sūdito hi mayā devi asyagraṁ nihitaṁ bhuvi |
హే వసుధా, అక్కడికి వచ్చి నేను అతనితో యుద్ధం చేసితిని. బలగర్వంతో మదించిన ఆ రాజు ఆ దివ్య ఖడ్గముతో నా చేత సంహరింపబడెను. హే దేవీ, అతని అగ్రభాగము (శిరస్సు) భూమిపై నిలిపబడెను.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic pattern where moral disorder (arrogant power) is narratively corrected to secure sacred spaces, offering insight into idealized kingship and restraint.
The action is tied to the ‘there’ established as Mathurā in the preceding verse.
Pride-backed harm (baladarpita wrongdoing) is portrayed as a destabilizing force; the text frames protective intervention as restoring communal safety.
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