Varaha Purana 96.63 — Adhyaya 96, Shloka 63
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
संवत्सरेण लभते राज्यं निष्कण्टकं नृपः ॥ एषां त्रिशक्तिरुद्दिष्टा नयसिद्धान्तगामिनी ॥
saṃvatsareṇa labhate rājyaṃ niṣkaṇṭakaṃ nṛpaḥ || eṣāṃ triśaktir uddiṣṭā nayasiddhāntagāminī
Binnen eines Jahres erlangt der König ein Reich ohne Dornen, das heißt frei von Bedrängnis und Rivalen. Hierfür ist eine Dreiheit von Kräften bezeichnet, die zu den Grundsätzen rechter Staatskunst und gefestigter Lehre hinführt.
Unspecified (instructional narrative voice; default framework: Varāha→Pṛthivī context)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"By the prescribed observance, a king regains thornless sovereignty within a year; the rite is framed as a ‘triad of powers’ aligned with naya-siddhānta (sound policy).","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields political stability (‘niṣkaṇṭaka’ rule); failure implies continued ‘thorns’—rivals, unrest, and loss of legitimacy (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Triśakti-aligned royal restoration vrata (connected to the preceding Navamī/Caturdaśī discipline)","tithi_month":"Within a year of observance (tithis given previously; month not specified)","promised_fruit":"Regaining a trouble-free kingdom (niṣkaṇṭaka-rājya)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"integration of ritual power and political prudence","core_concept":"Ritual discipline (śakti) and sound governance (naya) are mutually reinforcing foundations of stable rule.","practical_application":"Leaders should pair inner restraint and vow-based discipline with practical statecraft to remove ‘thorns’ (sources of conflict) from governance."}
Subject Matter: ["Kingship","Statecraft vocabulary (naya)","Ritual efficacy claims (textual genre)"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.61 (the rite’s components); Varāha Purāṇa 96.63–96.64 (triśakti/guṇa taxonomy that may define the ‘three powers’)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king’s restoration: the return of a stable, rival-free kingdom, with a subtle triadic power motif behind the scene.","item_prompts":["king re-crowned or receiving royal insignia","subjects in orderly assembly","broken thorns at the base of the throne (symbolic)","three flames/three rays behind the king indicating triśakti","scroll labeled naya/siddhānta (symbolic)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, enthroned king with three luminous bands behind, attendants orderly, thorn motifs subdued at the bottom, dignified symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-leaf throne and arch, three gem-like aureole segments, thorns rendered as stylized dark filigree underfoot, celebratory court scene.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, elegant coronation moment, three subtle halos, calm faces, thornless garden foreground.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature, coronation in a pavilion, three colored banners (white/red/dark) hinting triśakti, thorny shrubs outside the palace contrasted with a cleared path inside."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assured, proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"confident, resonant"}
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It links ritual observance with political stability using the idiom of naya (policy), showing how Purāṇic literature can overlap with dharma- and polity-discourse.
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The verse frames stable governance (niṣkaṇṭaka rājya) as connected to disciplined practice and principled conduct (naya).
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