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The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
एवं वाहनसंयुक्ता नानाप्रहरणोद्यताः ॥ समागताः महासत्त्वा अन्योन्यमभिकाङ्क्षिणः ॥
evaṃ vāhanasaṃyuktā nānā-praharaṇodyatāḥ || samāgatā mahāsattvā anyonyam abhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
ดังนี้เหล่ามหาสัตว์ทั้งหลายจึงพร้อมด้วยพาหนะ และเตรียมอาวุธนานาประการ ยกขึ้นพร้อมรบ แล้วมาชุมนุมกัน—ต่างปรารถนาจะเผชิญหน้ากันและกัน
Narrator (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue context; verse itself is narrative)
It exemplifies the formulaic war-scene staging in Purāṇic literature—assembly, armament, and mutual challenge—useful for comparative studies with epics and other Purāṇas.
No location is named.
No explicit ethical instruction is provided; the verse is narrative, marking readiness and reciprocal hostility.
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