Varaha Purana 160.15: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 15
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
कंसवासनिकां तद्वदौग्रसेनां च चर्चिकाम् ॥ वधूटीं च तथा देवि दानवक्षयकारीणीम् ॥
kaṃsavāsanikāṃ tadvad augrasenāṃ ca carccikām || vadhūṭīṃ ca tathā devi dānavakṣayakāriṇīm ||
कंसवासनी का भी दर्शन करो। औग्रसेना और चर्चिका देवी को भी जाओ। वधू देवी को भी देखो। यह देवी दानवों का नाश करती है।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It preserves a list-like register of devī-names/epithets, valuable for mapping regional goddess cults and their integration into Purāṇic pilgrimage routines.
No explicit geographic identifier is provided; the names likely correspond to local shrines or cult-titles, requiring external corroboration (inscriptions, regional māhātmyas).
The passage frames travel as requiring vigilance and protection, expressed through respectful acknowledgment of safeguarding forces.
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