Varaha Purana 94.28: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 28
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
तावद् दैत्यबलं सर्वं मुक्त्वा देवचमूं द्रुतम् । आययौ यत्र तद् देव्याः सन्नद्धं स्त्रीबलं महत् ॥
tāvad daityabalaṃ sarvaṃ muktvā devacamūṃ drutam | āyayau yatra tad devyāḥ sannaddhaṃ strībalaṃ mahat ||
ఇంతలో సమస్త దైత్యసేన దేవసేనను విడిచి వేగంగా అక్కడికి వచ్చింది; అక్కడ దేవి యొక్క మహత్తరమైన, సన్నద్ధమైన స్త్రీబలం సిద్ధంగా నిలిచింది।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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It illustrates conventional Sanskrit battle narration: the shift of an army’s focus and the convergence toward a newly formed opposing force.
No explicit geographic marker is given; the narrative remains within a generalized battlefield setting.
The verse implicitly highlights readiness and collective defense as responses to aggression, without prescribing broader social norms.
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