Varaha Purana 28.33: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 33
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
इत्येवं संस्तुता देवी भवेन परमेष्ठिना । देवैरपि जयेत्युच्चैरित्युक्ता परमेश्वरी ॥ २८.३३ ॥
ityevaṁ saṁstutā devī bhavena parameṣṭhinā | devair api jayet y uccair ity uktā parameśvarī || 28.33 ||
So wurde die Göttin auf diese Weise von Bhava und von Parameṣṭhin gepriesen; und auch die höchste Göttin, Parameśvarī, wurde von den Göttern angerufen, die laut ausriefen: „Jaya — Sieg!“
Narrator (default frame: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: divine praise (stuti) by major deities and the broader pantheon, reflecting the intertextual blending of Śaiva and Śākta idioms within Purāṇic literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on a ritual-literary moment of praise and acclamation.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical instruction about acknowledging excellence through communal praise and affirmation within the narrative’s cultural framework.
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