Varaha Purana 94.35: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 35
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
ततो दुद्राव महिषस्ताः कन्याः शुभलोचनाः । गदामादाय तरसा कन्या दुद्राव वेगवान् ॥
tato dudrāva mahiṣastāḥ kanyāḥ śubhalocanāḥ | gadāmādāya tarasā kanyā dudrāva vegavān ||
Darauf stürmte der Büffel (Asura) auf jene Jungfrauen mit glückverheißenden Augen zu. Die Jungfrau ergriff mit Wucht eine Keule (gadā) und lief eilig davon.
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where conflict is depicted through rapid action verbs and emblematic weapons, reflecting the literary conventions of heroic narration.
No explicit location is named in this verse fragment.
The scene emphasizes courage and decisive action in the face of aggression, presented as a narrative value rather than a prescriptive rule.
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