Varaha Purana 96.48 — Adhyaya 96, Shloka 48
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
एवं स्तुत्वा भवो देवी चामुण्डां च सुरेश्वरीम् ॥ क्षणादन्तर्हितो देवस्ते च देवा दिवं ययुः ॥
evaṃ stutvā bhavo devī cāmuṇḍāṃ ca sureśvarīm || kṣaṇād antarhito devas te ca devā divaṃ yayuḥ ||
Nachdem Bhava so die Göttin gepriesen hatte—Cāmuṇḍā, die erhabene Herrin der Götter—verschwand der Gott im Nu; und jene Götter gingen gen Himmel.
Narrator (third-person)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
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":"theology of stuti and divine presence","core_concept":"Stuti functions as a ritual act that invokes and then releases divine presence; the deity’s disappearance signals completion and cosmic order restored.","practical_application":"In worship, conclude with proper stuti and closure; recognize that divine intervention may be subtle/instantaneous rather than prolonged."}
Subject Matter: ["Mythic Narrative","Ritual Culture","Theology (non-sectarian archival labeling)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.40-96.41 (continuation of the food-provision discourse in the narrative stream)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhava (Śiva) completes praise to Cāmuṇḍā; in a flash he vanishes; the assembled gods turn upward and depart toward heaven.","item_prompts":["Śiva/Bhava with folded hands","Cāmuṇḍā as fierce yet sovereign Devī","spark/flash indicating disappearance","gods ascending to Svarga","celestial clouds and vimānas"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic vanishing effect with stylized flame-like aura; Devī as Cāmuṇḍā with iconographic fierceness; gods in orderly ascent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Devī enthroned with gold-leaf radiance; Śiva in stuti posture; gods departing in a gilded celestial arc.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, less fierce rendering; emphasis on the moment of disappearance via subtle translucence; soft celestial background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative split—foreground stuti, background ascent; delicate clouds; rhythmic procession of devas."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-tinged, concluding","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, declarative, with a crisp cadence on ‘kṣaṇād’"}
FAQs
It reflects interwoven deity traditions in Purāṇic composition, where epithets and goddess forms (e.g., Cāmuṇḍā) appear within broader narrative cycles.
No geographic identifier occurs in this verse.
The verse emphasizes resolution through acknowledgment (praise) and orderly withdrawal, a narrative device signaling the end of an episode.
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