Varaha Purana 28.13: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 13
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
स कालेन युवा जातो बलवान् दृढविक्रमः । महायोगेन संयुक्तो जिगायेमां वसुंधराम् ॥ २८.१३ ॥
sa kālena yuvā jāto balavān dṛḍha-vikramaḥ | mahāyogena saṃyukto jigāyemāṃ vasuṃdharām || 28.13 ||
वक्त के साथ वो जवान हुआ। बहुत ताकतवाला था, हिम्मत वाला था। उसने अपनी योग की ताकत से पूरी धरती को जीत लिया।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style where personal maturation (youth, strength) and yogic attainment are presented as legitimizing authority and capacity within cosmic or terrestrial order.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it uses the general term vasundharā (“Earth”).
The verse emphasizes disciplined power—strength aligned with yogic restraint—implying that effective action over the world should be grounded in inner cultivation rather than mere force.
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