Varaha Purana 96.5: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 5
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
अनेकशतसाहस्रकेटित्युत्तरॊत्तरैः ॥ असुरैरन्वितः श्रीमान्द्रतीयो नमुचिर्यथा
anekaśatasāhasrakeṭityuttarottaraiḥ || asurair anvitaḥ śrīmān dratīyo namucir yathā
Acompañado por Asuras en multitudes siempre crecientes—cientos, miles y hasta crores—apareció resplandeciente, como Namuci en la batalla.
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: hyperbolic enumeration of forces to frame cosmic-scale conflict, reflecting epic-style historiography rather than empirical military record.
No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a descriptive prelude to a broader conflict narrative.
Implicitly, it foregrounds the theme that power and vast numbers do not by themselves establish legitimacy—an idea often developed across Purāṇic battle episodes.
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