Varaha Purana 95.43: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 43
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
विकराले महाकालि कालिके पापहारिणि । पाशहस्ते दण्डहस्ते भीमरूपे भयानके ॥
vikarāle mahākāli kālike pāpahāriṇi | pāśahaste daṇḍahaste bhīmarūpe bhayānake ||
हे भयानक रूप वाली। हे महाकाली। हे कालिका। हे पाप मिटाने वाली। हाथ में फंदा लिए। हाथ में डंडा लिए। हे डरपुन रूप वाली। हे डरावनी।
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It provides textual evidence for a cluster of Kālikā/Mahākālī epithets and weapon-attributes, supporting comparative studies with other Purāṇas and later iconographic manuals.
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Through the epithet ‘pāpahāriṇī,’ the verse frames moral purification as a valued aim, expressed in the idiom of protective power.
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