Varaha Purana 95.58: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 58
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
परमात्मा यथा देव एक एव त्रिधा स्थितः । प्रयोजनवशाच्छक्तिरेकैव त्रिविधाऽभवत् ॥
paramātmā yathā deva eka eva tridhā sthitaḥ | prayojanavaśāc chaktir ekaiva trividhā 'bhavat ||
जैसे भगवान एक हैं पर तीन तरह से काम करते हैं। वैसे ही यह शक्ति भी एक है, पर काम के हिसाब से तीन बनती हैं।
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It documents a synthetic Purāṇic metaphysics: unity at the level of paramātman/śakti with plurality at the level of functional manifestation—an important bridge between devotional and philosophical discourse.
None; the verse is conceptual rather than topographical.
Implicitly, it encourages interpretive humility: multiplicity of forms and names can be read as functional expressions of a single underlying principle.
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