Varaha Purana 28.16: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 16
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
इन्द्रादिभिरुपेतस्तु वरुणो वायुमन्वगात् । वायुर्धनपतिं त्वागात् सर्वैरिन्द्रादिभिः सह ॥ २८.१६ ॥
indrādibhir upetastu varuṇo vāyum anvagāt | vāyur dhanapatiṃ tv āgāt sarvair indrādibhiḥ saha || 28.16 ||
ఇంద్రాది దేవతలతో కూడిన వరుణుడు వాయువును అనుసరించాడు. వాయువు కూడా ఇంద్రాది అందరితో కలిసి ధనపతి (కుబేర) వద్దకు చేరాడు.
Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: describing movements and assemblies of deities (Indra, Varuṇa, Vāyu, Kubera) to structure a larger episode, likely framing subsequent dialogue or action within a recognized mythic-cosmological order.
No explicit terrestrial geographic site is named in this verse; it instead references deities and a divine figure (Dhanapati/Kubera), who is traditionally associated with the northern direction and the Yakṣa sphere in broader Sanskrit literature.
The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical value is primarily narrative-structural, emphasizing collective action and ordered approach among cosmic functionaries (deities) within the Purāṇic worldview.
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