Varaha Purana 95.46: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 46
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
भीमाक्षि भीषणे देवि सर्वभूतभयंकरी । कराले विकराले च महाकाले करालिनि । काली कराली विक्रान्ता कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
bhīmākṣi bhīṣaṇe devi sarvabhūtabhayaṃkarī | karāle vikarāle ca mahākāle karālini | kālī karālī vikrāntā kālarātri namo'stu te ||
ಓ ಭೀಮಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಓ ಭೀಷಣ ದೇವಿ, ಸರ್ವಭೂತಭಯಂಕರಿ; ಓ ಕರಾಳೆ, ಓ ವಿಕರಾಳೆ, ಓ ಮಹಾಕಾಳೆ, ಓ ಕರಾಳಿನಿ; ಓ ಕಾಳಿ, ಓ ಕರಾಳಿ, ಓ ವಿಕ್ರಾಂತೆ—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/theology","core_concept":"Repetition of fierce epithets (vikarāla, mahākāla, kālarātri) frames Devī as time/death-transcending power that both terrifies and protects.","practical_application":"Employ disciplined nāma-smaraṇa/stotra recitation to stabilize the mind in fear, crisis, or moral peril; transform anxiety into surrender."}
Subject Matter: ["Devī-stuti","Epithets and Refrains","Protective/Apotropaic Language"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: vira
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.48; Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.49; Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.51
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A litany of names rises like a protective chant: the Goddess as Bhīmākṣī and Kālarātri, dread-inspiring to all beings, valiant and time-like, surrounded by a dark, charged aura.","item_prompts":["Kālī/Kālarātri form","large fearsome eyes (bhīmākṣī)","dark night/time symbolism","dynamic stance suggesting vikrānti (valor)","textual feel of repeated epithets (optional scroll/banner)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: frontal Kālī with oversized eyes, bold outlines; rhythmic decorative flames; visual repetition motifs to mirror refrain; subdued background with strong halo.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: iconic central Kālī with gold-leaf aura; heavy ornaments; dramatic facial expression; background patterned to suggest mantra repetition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: poised yet fierce goddess, refined facial detailing for bhīmākṣī; controlled dynamism; subtle night gradient behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: night-scene miniature with Kālarātri as dark figure; emphasis on expressive eyes and minimal props; lyrical composition echoing the refrain."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mantric, protective, thunderous","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium with rhythmic repetition","voice_tone":"forceful, steady, chant-like with rising emphasis toward ‘namo’"}
FAQs
It shows stuti technique through iterative epithets and a concluding homage refrain, a pattern widely shared across Purāṇic and stotra traditions.
No place-name is present; the content is hymnic and descriptive.
The verse frames fear and protection as themes: acknowledging forces that dispel threats and stabilize communal wellbeing, expressed through formalized praise.
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