Varaha Purana 95.56: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 56
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
कालेन महता चासौ लोकपालपुराण्यथ । जिगीषुः सैन्यसंवीतो देवैर्भयमरॊचयत् ॥
kālena mahatā cāsau lokapālapurāṇy atha | jigīṣuḥ sainyasaṃvīto devair bhayam arochayat ||
ദീർഘകാലം കഴിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം, ലോകപാലരുടെ പുരാതന കഥകളുടെ പ്രസംഗത്തിൽ, അവൻ—വിജയം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് സൈന്യത്തോടെ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടവനായി—ദേവന്മാരിൽ ഭയം ഉളവാക്കി.
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