Varaha Purana 95.22: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 22
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
सा माया ववृधे भीमा सर्वदेवप्रमोहिनी । तया तु मोहिता देवाः सद्यो निद्रां तु भेजिरे ॥
sā māyā vavṛdhe bhīmā sarvadevapramohinī | tayā tu mohitā devāḥ sadyo nidrāṃ tu bhejire ||
वो माया बड़ी ताकतवर हो गई। सब देवता उसके जाल में फंस गए। देवता कन्फ्यूज़ हो गए और तुरंत सो गए।
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It evidences the narrative linkage between māyā (illusion) and nidrā (sleep) as a literary device for temporarily suspending divine agency—a common trope across Purāṇic storytelling.
No geographic location appears in this verse.
The verse implicitly emphasizes the vulnerability of even powerful agents to delusion, supporting later themes of vigilance and discernment.
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