Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 7
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
तच्चैकतां पर्वतकूटसन्निभं जगाम तेजः प्रवराश्रम् मुने कात्यायनस्याप्रतिमस्य तेन महर्षिणा तेज उपाकृतं च
taccaikatāṃ parvatakūṭasannibhaṃ jagāma tejaḥ pravarāśram mune kātyāyanasyāpratimasya tena maharṣiṇā teja upākṛtaṃ ca
ആ തേജസ് ഒന്നായി ചേർന്ന് പർവതശിഖരത്തെപ്പോലെ ഘനമായി, ഹേ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാശ്രമമുള്ള മുനിയേ, നിങ്ങളുടെ അടുക്കൽ എത്തി. തുടർന്ന് അതുല്യനായ മഹർഷി കാത്യായനൻ ആ തേജസ് സ്വീകരിച്ച് സമാഹരിച്ചു।
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FAQs
Spiritual power is portrayed as requiring proper containment and direction: even divine potency is ‘gathered’ and stabilized through ṛṣi-discipline (tapas, āśrama), suggesting that right instruments and right conduct are essential for effective sacred action.
Primarily Sarga (manifestational process), with an ancillary didactic emphasis on ṛṣi-carita (exemplary sage-function) as the mechanism through which cosmic power is channeled into form.
The ‘mountain-peak’ simile conveys immensity plus stability: tejas is not diffuse emotion but a concentrated, immovable resolve. Kātyāyana functions as the ritual/ascetic ‘vessel’ (pātra) that makes the forthcoming Devī-appearance possible.