Varaha Purana 94.27 — Adhyaya 94, Shloka 27
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
ततः कन्या महाभागाः सर्वास्ता देविशासनात् । बभूवुर्घोररूपिण्यः खङ्गचर्मधनुर्धराः । सङ्ग्रामहेतोः सन्तस्थुर्दैत्यविध्वंसनाय ताः ॥
tataḥ kanyā mahābhāgāḥ sarvāstā deviśāsanāt | babhūvur ghorarūpiṇyaḥ khaṅgacarmadhanurdharāḥ | saṅgrāmahetoḥ santasthur daityavidhvaṃsanāya tāḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ ആ മഹാഭാഗ്യ കന്യകൾ എല്ലാം ദേവിയുടെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം ഭീകരരൂപം ധരിച്ചു, ഖഡ്ഗം, പരിച, ധനുസ്സ് എന്നിവ കൈവഹിച്ചു. യുദ്ധഹേതുവായി അവർ ദൈത്യനാശത്തിനായി നിലകൊണ്ടു।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Collective defense","Martial iconography","Command and obedience (non-coercive organization)"]
Primary Rasa: Vīra
Secondary Rasa: Raudra
Type: battle line / mustering ground
Related Themes: 94.94.32 (command to arm); 94.94.35 (result: army felled quickly)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Martial and accelerating","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"energetic, emphatic"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a stylized catalogue of arms and a motif of collective mobilization, common across Purāṇic and epic battle narratives.
No place-name appears; the verse is descriptive of forces and intent rather than sacred geography.
Organized, purposeful action—undertaken to restrain destructive forces—is depicted as legitimate when grounded in a guiding command and collective responsibility.
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