Varaha Purana 89.4: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 4
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
केचिल्लोष्ठांस्तु सङ्गृह्य युयुधुर्गणनायकाः । अपरे मल्लयुद्धेन युयुधुर्बलदर्पिताः । एवं गणसहस्रेण वृतो देवो महेश्वरः ॥
kecil loṣṭāṁs tu saṅgṛhya yuyudhur gaṇanāyakāḥ | apare mallayuddhena yuyudhur baladarpitāḥ | evaṁ gaṇasahasreṇa vṛto devo maheśvaraḥ ||
కొంతమంది గణనాయకులు మట్టి ముద్దలను ఏరుకొని యుద్ధము చేసిరి; మరికొందరు బలగర్వముతో మల్లయుద్ధముచే పోరాడిరి. ఈ విధంగా సహస్ర గణములచే వృతుడై దేవుడు మహేశ్వరుడు నిలిచియుండెను।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha-to-Pṛthivī context, not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic register of martial motifs (projectiles like loṣṭa and formal wrestling), useful for comparing narrative warfare conventions across Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a scene-setting description.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily characterizes the attendants of Maheśvara and their modes of combat.
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