Varaha Purana 91.3: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 3
The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit
जया च विजया चैव जयन्ती चापराजिता । एताश्चान्याश्च शतशः कन्यास्तस्मिन् पुरोत्तमे ॥
jayā ca vijayā caiva jayantī cāparājitā | etāś cānyāś ca śataśaḥ kanyās tasmin purottame ||
उस शहर में जया थी, विजया थी, जयन्ती थी, अपराजिता थी। इनके अलावा भी सौओं की तौड़ात पर लड़कियाँ थी वहाँ।
Varāha
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Name-catalogs of attendants are a common Purāṇic device, preserving ritual and mythic vocabularies that later traditions sometimes systematize into lists and iconographic sets.
A ‘purottama’ (excellent city) is mentioned but not named; it functions as a narrative setting rather than a verifiable historical location in this fragment.
No direct injunction is stated; the verse contributes to a narrative of ordered retinue and communal presence around a central figure.
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