Varaha Purana 96.40: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 40
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
रुरुस्तु दानवेन्द्रस्य चर्ममुण्डे क्षणाद्यतः ॥ अपहृत्यैर्देवी चामुण्डा तेन सा अभवत् ॥
rurustu dānavendrasya carmamuṇḍe kṣaṇādyataḥ || apahṛtyairdevī cāmuṇḍā tena sā abhavat ||
Da nahm die Göttin in einem Augenblick Rurus Haut und Haupt hinweg; darum wurde sie als Cāmuṇḍā bekannt.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theological (śakti and naming)","core_concept":"देवी-लीलायां कर्म-विशेषात् नाम-प्रसिद्धिः—नामं गुण-कर्म-निमित्तं, भक्तिस्मरणस्य आधारः।","practical_application":"देवी-नाम-स्मरणं (चामुण्डा) साहस-शुद्धि-रक्षणार्थं; नामार्थ-चिन्तनं द्वारा श्रद्धा-वृद्धिः।"}
Subject Matter: ["Name-Etymology (Epithets)","Goddess Traditions","Mythic Warfare"]
Primary Rasa: वीर
Secondary Rasa: अद्भुत
Type: mythic battlefield / śākta sacred narrative space
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 96 (Cāmuṇḍā epithet etymology)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"vīra-adbhuta (triumphant, awe)","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"resonant, victorious, emphatic on the epithet"}
FAQs
It illustrates a Purāṇic onomastic strategy: deities receive epithets tied to specific narrative acts, which later support iconographic and ritual traditions.
No location is named; the verse explains an epithet rather than mapping a site.
The focus is explanatory (how a name arises). Ethically, it underscores accountability and consequence within the narrative world.
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