Varaha Purana 95.68 — Adhyaya 95, Shloka 68
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
एतासां सर्वभेदेषु पृथगेकैकशो धरे । सर्वासां भगवान् रुद्रः सर्वगश्च पतिर्भवेत् ॥
etāsāṃ sarvabhedeṣu pṛthag ekaikaśo dhare | sarvāsāṃ bhagavān rudraḥ sarvagaś ca patir bhavet ||
O Dharā, in all den verschiedenen Gliederungen dieser Śaktis wird der allgegenwärtige Herr Rudra, einzeln und eine nach der anderen, zum Gemahl von ihnen allen.
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Theology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: 95.95.71; 95.95.72
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FAQs
It documents Purāṇic syncretic theology, where divine functions and relationships are articulated across multiple Śakti-forms.
No geographic site is specified; the address “Dhare” is a vocative to Earth as a dialogic figure.
Implicitly, it promotes a unified metaphysical framework (sarvaga) rather than a direct moral injunction.
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