Varaha Purana 96.37: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 37

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

स च मायां महारौद्रीं रौवीं विससर्ज है ॥ सा माया ववृधे भीमा सर्वदेवप्रमोदिनी ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.37

Transliteration

sa ca māyāṃ mahāraudrīṃ rauvīṃ visasarja hai || sā māyā vavṛdhe bhīmā sarvadevapramodinī ||

Translation

Und er entsandte eine große, höchst schreckliche Māyā, mit Namen Rauvī. Diese Illusion wuchs furchterregend heran und erfreute und beflügelte alle Götter.

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• māyām: illusion, magical power
• māyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-raudrīm: very fierce
• mahā-raudrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + raudrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with māyām

• rauvīm: terrifying (rauvī)
• rauvīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rauvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with māyām

• visasarja: released, sent forth
• visasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); with prefix vi-

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• sā: she/that (māyā)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• māyā: the illusion
• māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vavṛdhe: grew, increased
• vavṛdhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhīmā: terrible
• bhīmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with māyā

• sarva-deva-pramodinī: delighting all the gods
• sarva-deva-pramodinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + pramodinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ pramodinī

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard Purāṇic motif where māyā functions as a tactical force in narrative combat, illustrating how Sanskrit mythic literature encodes power through psychological and cosmic imagery.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the passage is situational (battlefield) without a named place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Indirectly, it highlights the instability of perception and the role of deception/illusion in conflict, inviting reflection on discernment rather than issuing a direct moral command.