Varaha Purana 94.3: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 3
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
तमृषिं भीषितुं ताभिः सह गत्वा वरानना । असौ बिभीषितस्ताभिस्तां ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानचक्षुषा । आसुरीं क्रोधसम्पन्नः शशाप शुभलोचनाम् ॥
tam ṛṣiṃ bhīṣituṃ tābhiḥ saha gatvā varānanā | asau bibhīṣitas tābhis tāṃ jñātvā jñānacakṣuṣā | āsurīṃ krodhasampannaḥ śaśāpa śubhalocanām ||
Um jenen Weisen zu erschrecken, ging die Schönangesichtige mit ihnen hin und trat heran. Er, von ihnen aufgeschreckt, erkannte sie mit dem Auge der Erkenntnis als von asurischer Natur; vom Zorn erfüllt, verfluchte er die Schönäugige.
Varāha
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic narrative mechanism: the sage’s insight (jñāna) and curse (śāpa) as a moral-judicial force shaping subsequent events.
No geographic location is specified; the scene is defined by participants (ṛṣi, varānanā) and action (attempted intimidation, recognition, curse).
The passage implies that deceptive intimidation of ascetics leads to consequences, and that discernment (jñāna) functions as a corrective to hostile intent.
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