Varaha Purana 96.6: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 6
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
कालेन महता चासौ लोकपालपुराण्यथ ॥ जिगीषुः सैन्यसंवीतो देवैर्युद्धमरॊचयत्
kālena mahatā cāsau lokapālapurāṇy atha || jigīṣuḥ sainyasaṃvīto devair yuddham arocayat
దీర్ఘకాలానంతరం అతడు జయాభిలాషతో సైన్యంతో పరివృతుడై లోకపాలుల పురాల వైపు సాగి దేవతలతో యుద్ధాన్ని ప్రేరేపించాడు।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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The verse reflects Purāṇic political imagery—'cities of the Lokapālas'—used to symbolize cosmic governance and its challenge by conquest-driven antagonists.
The 'cities of the Lokapālas' are mythic-political spaces tied to directional deities, not directly mappable to a single modern location.
It cautions against conquest as an end in itself, presenting aggression as a catalyst for disorder that invites corrective counterforce.
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