Varaha Purana 92.27: Adhyaya 92, Shloka 27
The Demon King’s Council Deliberation and the Mobilization of an Army to Conquer the Devas
एते मन्त्रिवरास्तस्य प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तिताः । ते दानवेन्द्रमासीनमूचुः कृत्यं विधीयताम् ॥
ete mantrivarās tasya prādhānyena prakīrtitāḥ | te dānavendram āsīnam ūcuḥ kṛtyaṃ vidhīyatām ||
บรรดามนตรีผู้ประเสริฐของเขาถูกกล่าวนามตามลำดับความสำคัญ แล้วจึงกราบทูลแด่กษัตริย์ทานวะผู้ประทับนั่งว่า “ขอทรงให้ดำเนินการอันจำเป็นตามควรเถิด”
Varāha (default narrator framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects the literary convention of ministerial prompting as a catalyst for royal action, paralleling nīti traditions in Sanskrit narrative.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Implicitly, it emphasizes that major actions should proceed through counsel and deliberate framing of “what is to be done” (kṛtya).
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