Varaha Purana 96.65: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 65
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
एषैत्र कृष्णा तमसि रौद्री देवी प्रकीर्तिता ॥ परमात्मा यथा देव एक एव त्रिधा स्थितः ॥
eṣaitra kṛṣṇā tamasi raudrī devī prakīrtitā || paramātmā yathā deva eka eva tridhā sthitaḥ ||
अंधेरे में देवी का नाम रौद्री है, क्योंकि वो काली रंग की है। भगवान एक ही है, लेकिन तीन तरह से काम करता है।
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It reflects a Purāṇic tendency to systematize divine power (śakti) using guṇa-based categories, presenting a shared philosophical vocabulary across sectarian settings.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the content is doctrinal (classification of śakti).
The verse is primarily classificatory rather than ethical; it frames reality as a unified principle expressed in differentiated modes.
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