Varaha Purana 95.40: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 40
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
रुद्र उवाच । जयस्व देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतापहारिणि । जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
rudra uvāca | jayasva devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi | jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te ||
ರುದ್ರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಜಯವಾಗಲಿ ದೇವಿ ಚಾಮುಂಡೆ, ಜಯವಾಗಲಿ ಭೂತಾಪಹಾರಿಣಿ। ಜಯವಾಗಲಿ ಸರ್ವವ್ಯಾಪಿನಿ ದೇವಿ; ಓ ಕಾಲರಾತ್ರಿ, ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ।
Rudra
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mantra/nāma-theology","core_concept":"Divine epithets encode functions: Cāmuṇḍā (asura-slayer), Bhūtāpahāriṇī (dispeller of intrusive spirits), Sarvagatā (immanence), Kālarātrī (time-night that devours evil).","practical_application":"Use jaya-mantras and specific nāmas for protection against fear, possession, and calamity; recite with śraddhā as a shield (rakṣā)."}
Subject Matter: ["Devī-stuti","Protective Theology (apahāra/dispelling)","Names and Epithets"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: hymnic/ritual speech-act context
Related Themes: 95.95.46-47 (continuation of epithets expanding Devī’s ontology and functions)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rudra faces the Goddess and chants ‘Jaya’ repeatedly; Devī appears as Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātrī—terrible yet protective—surrounded by subdued bhūtas fleeing or being drawn away.","item_prompts":["Śiva in añjali","Devī with fierce aspect (Cāmuṇḍā)","dark night aura (kālarātri)","bhūtas dispersing","mantric syllables as visual ribbons","protective circle/mandala motif"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: fierce Devī with bold eyes, attendants; Śiva praising; bhūtas at margins; high-contrast dark background signifying rātri.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Devī enthroned with gold aura; Śiva at side in devotion; bhūtas minimized as decorative border; emphasis on ‘jaya’ triumph.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant Śiva, fierce yet composed Devī; subtle depiction of bhūta-apahāra as fading shadows; refined ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate stuti scene; Devī as dark, powerful presence; sparse background; expressive gestures and clear inscriptions of ‘जय’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"apotropaic, exultant devotion","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-fast (jaya-refrain)","voice_tone":"firm, ringing, mantra-like repetition"}
FAQs
It preserves a stuti-formula where divine names and functions are enumerated; such lists are key sources for tracing the evolution of epithets across Purāṇic and later devotional corpora.
No location is mentioned; the verse is purely hymnic.
The verse emphasizes acknowledgement of protective agency—expressed through respectful speech and remembrance of named qualities.
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