Varaha Purana 21.40: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 40
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तत्र वेतालभूतानि कूष्माण्डा ग्रहपूतनाः । युयुधुर्लोकपालैश्च नानाशस्त्रधराणि च ॥ २१.४१ ॥
tatra vetālabhūtāni kūṣmāṇḍā grahapūtanāḥ | yuyudhur lokapālaiś ca nānāśastradharāṇi ca || 21.41 ||
在那里，似毗陀罗（Vetāla）之灵、库什曼达（Kūṣmāṇḍa）与摄魅普陀那（Graha-Pūtanā）交战；并且也与诸护世神（Lokapāla）鏖战，手持种种兵器。
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative idiom in which classes of supernatural beings are catalogued and set in conflict with cosmic guardians (Lokapālas), reflecting mythic cosmology rather than empirical history.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it describes a battle scene using cosmological actors (Lokapālas) rather than a locatable pilgrimage or regional setting.
The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical function is descriptive, portraying the maintenance of cosmic order through conflict between disruptive forces and guardian powers.
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