Varaha Purana 93.14: Adhyaya 93, Shloka 14
The Battle of Mahiṣa Daitya and the Gods
भीमो ध्वङ्क्षो ध्वस्तकर्णः शङ्कुकर्णस्तथैव च । वज्रकायोऽतिवीर्यश्च विद्युन्माली तथैव च ॥
bhīmo dhvaṅkṣo dhvastakarṇaḥ śaṅkukarṇas tathaiva ca | vajrakāyo 'tivīryaś ca vidyunmālī tathaiva ca ||
ภีมะ ธวังคษะ ธวัสตกัรณะ ศังกุกัรณะ วัชรกายะ อติวีรยะ และวิทยุนมาลี—เหล่านี้ก็เป็นส่วนหนึ่งในหมู่พวกนั้น
Varāha
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":"guna-psychology","core_concept":"Asuric traits manifest as hardness (vajra-kāya), excess force (ati-vīrya), and predatory cunning—names as archetypes of unbalanced power.","practical_application":"Transform ‘vajra’ hardness into disciplined resilience; redirect ‘ati-vīrya’ into tapas and service rather than domination."}
Subject Matter: ["Onomastics","Mythic Cataloguing","Deva–Daitya Conflict"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: mythic battlefield
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 93.93.6 (twelve daityas introduced); Varaha Purana 93.93.8 (remaining names)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence of formidable daityas introduced: one crow-like (Dhvaṅkṣa), one with ruined ears (Dhvasta-karṇa), one with spike-like ears (Śaṅku-karṇa), one with a thunderbolt body (Vajrakāya), one wreathed in lightning (Vidyunmālī).","item_prompts":["crow motif for Dhvaṅkṣa","damaged ear for Dhvastakarṇa","conical/spiked ear ornaments for Śaṅkukarṇa","metallic/stone-like skin for Vajrakāya","lightning garland for Vidyunmālī","weapons raised, advancing line"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold silhouette differentiation; lightning rendered as stylized white zigzags around Vidyunmālī; Vajrakāya with patterned ‘armor-skin’; dramatic eyes and moustaches.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf lightning garland; embossed ornaments; each asura in a medallion-like subpanel with name-attribute iconography.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate lightning motifs; nuanced facial expressions; controlled dynamism with detailed jewelry and textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: slender figures with clear attribute cues; lightning as pale blue-white arcs; minimal background to keep the roster readable."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"catalogue-chant, ominous","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, slightly dark timbre; crisp separation of compound names."}
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Name-lists support manuscript collation and indexing; they also reveal recurring mythic name-formation patterns (kāya, vīrya, mālī).
None; the verse is purely nominative (a list of names).
No direct ethical instruction is stated in this naming sequence.
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