Varaha Purana 28.36: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 36
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
ब्रह्मोवाच । इयं देवी वरारोहा यातु शैलं हिमोद्भवम् । तत्र यूयं सुराः सर्वे गत्वा नन्दत माचिरम् ॥ २८.३६ ॥
brahmovāca | iyaṃ devī varārohā yātu śailaṃ himodbhavam | tatra yūyaṃ surāḥ sarve gatvā nandata māciram || 28.36 ||
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ വരാരോഹാ ദേവി ഹിമത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ച ശൈലം (ഹിമാലയം) പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ; അവിടെ നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാ സുരന്മാരും ചെന്നു വൈകാതെ ആനന്ദിക്കുവിൻ।
Brahmā
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative formula in which Brahmā issues a directive linking divine actors to a named landscape, reflecting how sacred geography is embedded into classical Sanskrit literature as a cultural memory framework.
The phrase “śailaṃ himodbhavam” indicates the snow-born mountain, conventionally understood as the Himālaya range in South Asian geographical and Purāṇic usage.
The verse emphasizes prompt, orderly action in response to a guiding instruction—an implicit philosophical instruction about timely conduct and coordinated responsibility among agents.
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