Varaha Purana 93.6 — Adhyaya 93, Shloka 6
The Battle of Mahiṣa Daitya and the Gods
आदित्यैर्वसुभिः साध्यै रुद्रैश्च निहता भृशम् । असुरा यातुधानाश्च संख्यापूरणकेवलाः ॥
ādityair vasubhiḥ sādhyai rudraiś ca nihatā bhṛśam | asurā yātudhānāś ca saṃkhyāpūraṇakevalāḥ ||
ఆదిత్యులు, వసువులు, సాధ్యులు, రుద్రులు అసురులను మరియు యాతుధానులను అత్యధికంగా సంహరించారు—మృతుల సంఖ్యను నింపుటకే ఉన్నవారిలా.
Varāha (continuing narrative frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmic-order/ṛta","core_concept":"Even vast demonic power is checked by the coordinated energies of the deva-classes; numerical might without dharma becomes mere ‘count-filling’.","practical_application":"Cultivate alignment with dharma and disciplined cooperation; avoid pride in mere numbers/resources without right purpose."}
Subject Matter: ["Conflict Narrative","Cosmology (divine classes: Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Rudras)"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: mythic battlefield
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 93.93 (ongoing deva–asura conflict frame)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wide battlefield where radiant Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, and fierce Rudras cut down ranks of Asuras and Yātudhānas; heaps of fallen bodies suggest ‘count-filling’.","item_prompts":["radiant solar deities (Ādityas) with halos","Rudras with tridents/bows, stormy aura","Asuras/Yātudhānas in dark armor","battle dust and broken standards","piles of fallen warriors implying vast numbers"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette with bold outlines: clustered deva-gaṇas (Ādityas luminous, Rudras fierce) dominating a dense battlefield; rhythmic repetition of fallen asuras to convey ‘saṅkhyāpūraṇa’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore composition with central radiant deva host, gold-leaf halos for Ādityas, embossed weapons; lower register filled with subdued asura figures to show mass defeat.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined faces, delicate ornamentation on deva-gaṇas; controlled chaos of battle with layered depth and soft shading.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: panoramic battlefield in bands; bright deva figures on one side, dark asuras on the other; stylized heaps of fallen to indicate enormous casualties."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"martial and grim","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"firm, percussive, slightly severe"}
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic authors use enumerative rhetoric to compress large-scale violence into formulaic phrases, relevant for literary and discourse analysis.
No location is named; the focus is on groups of divine beings and the scale of battle.
Indirectly, it underscores the destructiveness of conflict by reducing individuals to mere numbers, a narrative critique through rhetorical compression.
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.