Varaha Purana 94.41: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 41
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
त्वयि सन्निधिमात्रे तु देवदेव सनातन । एवमुक्त्वाऽसुरान् सर्वान् जिगाय परमेश्वरी ॥
tvayi sannidhimātre tu devadeva sanātana | evamuktvā 'surān sarvān jigāya parameśvarī ||
„Schon durch deine bloße Nähe, o Gott der Götter, der Ewige“—so sprechend besiegte die Höchste Göttin alle Asuras.
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic literary strategy where victory is attributed to sanctioned authority and proximity to a higher principle, a recurring motif across epic-Purāṇic texts.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The narrative emphasizes that power is ideally exercised with accountability—linked to a recognized moral-cosmic authority rather than isolated self-assertion.
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