Varaha Purana 96.4: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 4
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
Pūrva Bhāga · Vrata literature (oceanic city and forest: sacred/liminal geography)
समुद्रमध्ये रत्नाढ्यं पुरमस्ति महावनम् । तत्र राजा स दैत्येन्द्रः सर्वदेवभयङ्करः ॥
samudramadhye ratnāḍhyaṃ puram asti mahāvanam | tatra rājā sa daityendraḥ sarvadevabhayaṅkaraḥ ||
samudramadhye ratnADhyaM puramasti mahAvanam || tatra rAjA sa detyendraH sarvadevabhaya~NkaraH
समुंदर के बीच में एक शहर है। वहाँ बहुत रत्ने हैं। उसके आस-पास बड़ा जंगल है। वहाँ दैत्यों का राजा राज करता है। वो सब देवताओं के लिए डरावना है।
Sandhi Notes
- समुद्रमध्ये → समुद्र-मध्ये
- पुरमस्ति → पुरम् अस्ति
- दैत्येन्द्रः → दैत्य-इन्द्रः
- सर्वदेवभयङ्करः → सर्व-देव-भयङ्करः
Varāha (continuation context)
Spaces reflect governance: a jewel-rich realm can still be adharma if ruled by a terrorizing power; prosperity ≠ righteousness.
Evaluate leadership by its effect on the righteous (devas/guardians of order), not by external splendor; cultivate fearlessness through dharma.
Ruru’s kingship and army description continues (next verse)
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It records a mythic topography—an oceanic city—useful for mapping Purāṇic spatial imagination and its symbolic geographies.
A non-specific “city in the middle of the ocean” is described; it is mythic rather than a verifiable historical site.
No explicit instruction is stated; the verse establishes the setting and power dynamics for the ensuing narrative.
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