Varaha Purana 28.25: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 25
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महाबलम् । युद्ध्वा कालात्यये देव्याः हतो वैत्रासुरो रणे । ततः किलकिलाशब्दो देवसैन्येऽभवन्महान् ॥ २८.२५ ॥
divyaṁ varṣasahasraṁ tu divyair astrair mahābalam | yuddhvā kālātyaye devyāḥ hato vaitrāsuro raṇe | tataḥ kilakilāśabdo devasainye 'bhavan mahān || 28.25 ||
देवी ने हज़ारों साल तक उन असुरों से लड़ाई की। उसने भगवान के हथियार उसे किए। जब सही वक़्त आया, तब देवी ने वैत्रासुर को मार दिया। उसके बाद देवताओं की सेना में खुशी की आवाज़ गूंजी।
Varāha (default narrative voice in dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in this fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic historiography where mythic time (“a thousand divine years”) and divine warfare structure cultural memory, emphasizing cosmic order restored through the defeat of an asura figure.
No specific geographic toponym is given in this verse; it is set in an unspecified battlefield context typical of Purāṇic devāsura narratives.
The verse frames conflict as time-bound and resolved through the restoration of order, implying a philosophical theme that disorder is temporary and culminates in re-establishing stability within a cosmic moral framework.
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