Varaha Purana 93.9: Adhyaya 93, Shloka 9
The Battle of Mahiṣa Daitya and the Gods
तत्रेन्द्रं पुरमासाद्य देवैः सह शतक्रतुम् । अभिदुद्राव दैत्येन्द्रस्ततो देवाः क्रुधान्विताः ॥
tatrendraṃ puram āsādya devaiḥ saha śatakratum | abhidudrāva daityendras tato devāḥ krudhānvitāḥ ||
ครั้นไปถึงนครของอินทราแล้ว จอมแห่งไทตยะก็พุ่งเข้าจู่โจมศตกรตุ (อินทรา) ผู้ประทับพร้อมเหล่าเทวะ; แล้วเหล่าเทวะก็เดือดดาลด้วยโทสะ
Varāha (continuing narrative frame)
FAQs
It preserves the epithet Śatakratu for Indra and situates conflict at Indra’s city, supporting indexing of divine epithets and mythic place-types in Purāṇic literature.
Indra’s city (indrapura) is mentioned; it is typically treated as a celestial city (often identified with Amarāvatī in related traditions), not a modern-mappable site.
The verse primarily narrates escalation; philosophically it highlights how aggression provokes collective response (anger and mobilization).
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