Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 7
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
तच्चैकतां पर्वतकूटसन्निभं जगाम तेजः प्रवराश्रम् मुने कात्यायनस्याप्रतिमस्य तेन महर्षिणा तेज उपाकृतं च
taccaikatāṃ parvatakūṭasannibhaṃ jagāma tejaḥ pravarāśram mune kātyāyanasyāpratimasya tena maharṣiṇā teja upākṛtaṃ ca
તે તેજ એકરૂપ બની પર્વતશિખર સમાન ઘન બની, હે શ્રેષ્ઠ આશ્રમવાળા મુનિ, તમારી પાસે આવ્યું. ત્યારબાદ અપ્રતિમ મહર્ષિ કાત્યાયને તે તેજ સ્વીકારી સંચિત કર્યું।
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FAQs
Spiritual power is portrayed as requiring proper containment and direction: even divine potency is ‘gathered’ and stabilized through ṛṣi-discipline (tapas, āśrama), suggesting that right instruments and right conduct are essential for effective sacred action.
Primarily Sarga (manifestational process), with an ancillary didactic emphasis on ṛṣi-carita (exemplary sage-function) as the mechanism through which cosmic power is channeled into form.
The ‘mountain-peak’ simile conveys immensity plus stability: tejas is not diffuse emotion but a concentrated, immovable resolve. Kātyāyana functions as the ritual/ascetic ‘vessel’ (pātra) that makes the forthcoming Devī-appearance possible.