Varaha Purana 96.72: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 72
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
नवकोट्यस्तु चामुण्डा भभिन्ना व्यवस्थिताः ॥ या रौद्री तामसी शक्तिः सा चामुण्डा प्रकीर्तिता ॥
navakoṭyastu cāmuṇḍā babhinnā vyavasthitāḥ || yā raudrī tāmasī śaktiḥ sā cāmuṇḍā prakīrtitā ||
تُثبَتُ تسعُ كوṭياتٍ من تشاموندا على هيئة صورٍ متمايزة. والقوةُ الرودريّةُ الموصوفةُ بالتامس تُعلَنُ أنها تشاموندا.
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It preserves a classificatory scheme linking named goddess forms to guṇa-theory, useful for tracing how Purāṇic texts systematize diverse local/ritual traditions.
No specific place-name occurs; the verse is taxonomic.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the focus is on doctrinal categorization of power (śakti).
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