Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 8
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
तेनार्षिसृष्टेन च तेज-सा वृतं ज्वलत्प्रकाशार्कसहस्रतुल्यम् तस्माच्च जाता तरलायताक्षी कात्यायनी योगविशुद्धदेहा
tenārṣisṛṣṭena ca teja-sā vṛtaṃ jvalatprakāśārkasahasratulyam tasmācca jātā taralāyatākṣī kātyāyanī yogaviśuddhadehā
Umhüllt von jenem durch den Seher geschaffenen Glanz, lodernd wie das Licht von tausend Sonnen, wurde daraus Kātyāyanī geboren—mit leuchtenden, weit geöffneten Augen—deren Leib durch Yoga gereinigt war.
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FAQs
Purity and power are linked: the Devī’s ‘yoga-purified’ embodiment implies that true śakti is not mere force but disciplined, lucid potency aligned with dharma—capable of restoring balance without being tainted by passion or ego.
Sarga (emanation/appearance of a divine form) is central here; the verse narrates a specific prādurbhāva (manifestation) arising from accumulated tejas, a common Purāṇic cosmogonic micro-pattern.
‘Thousand-sun’ brilliance marks the Devī as supra-luminous consciousness (cit-śakti) rather than merely anthropomorphic deity. The fact that her form is ‘ṛṣi-fashioned’ indicates synergy of divine grace and ascetic/ritual mediation—Śakti appears where tejas is rightly concentrated and purified.