Varaha Purana 95.69: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 69
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
यावन्त्यस्या महाशक्त्यास्तावद् रूपाणि शङ्करः । कृतवांस्ताश्च भजते पतिरूपेण सर्वदा ॥
yāvanty asyā mahāśaktyās tāvad rūpāṇi śaṅkaraḥ | kṛtavāṃs tāś ca bhajate patirūpeṇa sarvadā ||
So viele Gestalten diese große Macht besitzt, so viele Gestalten hat Śaṅkara hervorgebracht; und immerdar verbindet er sich mit ihnen in der Rolle des Gemahls.
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a doctrinal tendency to correlate divine plurality (rūpa) with the multiplicity of powers (śakti), a theme important in Purāṇic systematization.
None; the verse is theological rather than topographical.
No direct ethical rule is stated; it frames a metaphysical relationship between power (śakti) and manifestation (rūpa).
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