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The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
ततो दध्यौ महादेवं रुद्रं पशुपतिं विभुम् । सोऽपि ध्यानात् समुत्तस्थौ परमात्मा त्रिलोचनः ॥
tato dadhyau mahādevaṁ rudraṁ paśupatiṁ vibhum | so 'pi dhyānāt samuttasthau paramātmā trilocanaḥ ||
तब देवी ने महादेव का ध्यान किया। रुद्र, पशुपति, वो सब के मालिक। और वही वक्त महादेव वहाँ आ गए। तीन आँखों वाले, सबसे बड़े भगवान।
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It documents the integration of Śaiva divine epithets within a Purāṇic narrative frame, illustrating cross-sectarian literary layering in the Purāṇas.
No geographic location is mentioned.
No explicit ethical instruction; the focus is on divine responsiveness to contemplation.
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