Varaha Purana 28.3: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 3
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
पुत्रो मे शक्रनाशाय भवेदिति नारदाधिपः । एवं कृतमतिः सोऽथ महता तपसा स्वकम् । कलेवरं स्थितो भूत्वा शोषयामास सुव्रत ॥ २८.३ ॥
putro me śakranāśāya bhaved iti nāradhipaḥ | evaṃ kṛtamatīḥ so 'tha mahatā tapasā svakam | kalevaraṃ sthito bhūtvā śoṣayāmāsa suvrata || 28.3 ||
وبعزمٍ قائلاً: «ليكن ابني مُهلكَ شَكرا (إندرا)»، ثبّت سيدُ الناس هذه النية. ثم، وقد استقرّ في تقشّفٍ عظيم، جعل جسده هو نفسه يذبل ويجفّ—وهو صاحب النذور الراسخة.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif where royal intention and ascetic practice (tapas) are presented as forces capable of shaping destiny, illustrating the literary linkage between kingship, vow-taking, and cosmic outcomes.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; the content is thematic (intention, Indra/Śakra, austerity) rather than locational.
The verse foregrounds the potency of deliberate resolve and disciplined austerity, while implicitly warning that intense practices can be directed by ethically charged intentions (here, hostility toward Śakra).
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