Varaha Purana 95.57: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 57
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
एषैव रक्ताऽ रजसि वैष्णवी परिकीर्तिता । एषैव कृष्णा तमसि रौद्री देवी प्रकीर्तिता ॥
eṣaiva raktā rajasi vaiṣṇavī parikīrtitā | eṣaiva kṛṣṇā tamasi raudrī devī prakīrtitā ||
यह शक्ति जब लाल रंग में होती है, तोह उसे वैष्णवी कहते हैं। और यही शक्ति जब काली रंग में होती है, तोह उसे देवी रौद्री कहते हैं।
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It reflects a Purāṇic habit of correlating divine powers with guṇa-theory (sattva/rajas/tamas), illustrating inter-sectarian vocabulary (Vaiṣṇavī/Raudrī) within a shared philosophical framework.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it is primarily doctrinal (guṇa-based classification of śakti).
Rather than a direct ethic, the verse provides a philosophical taxonomy: it encourages discernment of psychological/cosmic qualities (guṇas) as explanatory categories for experience and ritual language.
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