Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 7
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
तच्चैकतां पर्वतकूटसन्निभं जगाम तेजः प्रवराश्रम् मुने कात्यायनस्याप्रतिमस्य तेन महर्षिणा तेज उपाकृतं च
taccaikatāṃ parvatakūṭasannibhaṃ jagāma tejaḥ pravarāśram mune kātyāyanasyāpratimasya tena maharṣiṇā teja upākṛtaṃ ca
সেই তেজ একত্রিত হয়ে পর্বতশৃঙ্গের ন্যায় ঘনীভূত হল এবং, হে শ্রেষ্ঠ আশ্রমবাসী মুনি, আপনার নিকট উপস্থিত হল। তখন অতুলনীয় মহর্ষি কাত্যায়ন সেই তেজ গ্রহণ করে সঞ্চিত করলেন।
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FAQs
Spiritual power is portrayed as requiring proper containment and direction: even divine potency is ‘gathered’ and stabilized through ṛṣi-discipline (tapas, āśrama), suggesting that right instruments and right conduct are essential for effective sacred action.
Primarily Sarga (manifestational process), with an ancillary didactic emphasis on ṛṣi-carita (exemplary sage-function) as the mechanism through which cosmic power is channeled into form.
The ‘mountain-peak’ simile conveys immensity plus stability: tejas is not diffuse emotion but a concentrated, immovable resolve. Kātyāyana functions as the ritual/ascetic ‘vessel’ (pātra) that makes the forthcoming Devī-appearance possible.