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
Jenes Strahlenlicht vereinte sich zu einer einzigen, verdichteten Masse, einem Berggipfel gleich, und gelangte zu dir, o Weiser von erlesenem Āśrama. Da nahm es der unvergleichliche Kātyāyana, der große ṛṣi, auf und sammelte es in sich.
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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.