Varaha Purana 96.3: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 3
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata literature (asura genealogy and boon narrative)
तत्पर्याः कालान्तरे देव्यास्तपन्त्यास्तप उत्तमम् । रुरुनाम महातेजाः ब्रह्मदत्तवरोऽसुरः ॥
tatparyāḥ kālāntare devyās tapantyās tapa uttamam | rurunāma mahātejāḥ brahmadattavaro ’suraḥ ||
tarayAH kAlAntare devyAstapanyAstapa uttamam || rurunama mahAtejAH brahmadattavaro .asuraH
कुछ समय बाद जब वो देवी तपस्या कर रही थी, तब एक असुर आया। उसका नाम रुरु था। वो बहुत बलवान था। ब्रह्मा ने उसे वरदान दिया था।
Sandhi Notes
- ब्रह्मदत्तवरोऽसुरः → ब्रह्म-दत्त-वरः असुरः
- कालान्तरे → काल-अन्तरे
- रुरुनाम → रुरु-नाम
Varāha (continuation context)
Power gained by tapas/boons is morally ambiguous; without dharmic orientation it becomes a source of fear and disorder.
Treat achievements (authority, siddhi, influence) as accountable to dharma; cultivate restraint alongside capability.
Lead-in to description of Ruru’s realm (next verse)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: the emergence of a powerful antagonist defined by tapas/boons, important for mythic historiography.
No explicit location is named in this verse.
The verse is not a direct ethical injunction; it frames causality through austerity and boons as narrative drivers.
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