Varaha Purana 94.3: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 3
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
तमृषिं भीषितुं ताभिः सह गत्वा वरानना । असौ बिभीषितस्ताभिस्तां ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानचक्षुषा । आसुरीं क्रोधसम्पन्नः शशाप शुभलोचनाम् ॥
tam ṛṣiṃ bhīṣituṃ tābhiḥ saha gatvā varānanā | asau bibhīṣitas tābhis tāṃ jñātvā jñānacakṣuṣā | āsurīṃ krodhasampannaḥ śaśāpa śubhalocanām ||
ആ ഋഷിയെ ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്താൻ വരാനനാ അവരോടൊപ്പം ചെന്നു. അവരാൽ ഭീതനായ ഋഷി ജ്ഞാനചക്ഷുവാൽ അവളെ ആസുരീ സ്വഭാവമുള്ളവളെന്ന് തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞു; ക്രോധം നിറഞ്ഞ് ആ ശുഭലോചനയെ ശപിച്ചു.
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FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic narrative mechanism: the sage’s insight (jñāna) and curse (śāpa) as a moral-judicial force shaping subsequent events.
No geographic location is specified; the scene is defined by participants (ṛṣi, varānanā) and action (attempted intimidation, recognition, curse).
The passage implies that deceptive intimidation of ascetics leads to consequences, and that discernment (jñāna) functions as a corrective to hostile intent.
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