Varaha Purana 95.18: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 18
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
ताः सर्वाः कोटिशो देव्यस्तां देवीं वेष्ट्य संस्थिताः । युयुधुर्दानवैः सार्द्धं बद्धतूणा महाबलाः । क्षणेन दानवबलं तत्सर्वं निहतं तु तैः ॥
tāḥ sarvāḥ koṭiśo devyastāṃ devīṃ veṣṭya saṃsthitāḥ | yuyudhurdānavaiḥ sārddhaṃ baddhatūṇā mahābalāḥ | kṣaṇena dānavabalaṃ tatsarvaṃ nihataṃ tu taiḥ ||
കോടിക്കണക്കിന് ദേവിമാർ ആ ദേവിയെ ചുറ്റി വലയമായി നിലകൊണ്ടു. ബദ്ധതൂണരായി മഹാബലത്തോടെ അവർ ദാനവരോടൊപ്പം യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു; ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ അവരുടെ കൈകളാൽ ദാനവസൈന്യം മുഴുവനും നിഹതമായി।
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: the multiplication/manifestation of divine powers (śaktis) as a collective force, a motif shared with other Devī-centered corpora.
No location is specified; the verse focuses on battlefield action and the formation around the central Goddess.
Implicitly, it presents the restoration of order through coordinated action against disruptive forces, without stating a prescriptive moral rule.
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