Varaha Purana 96.19: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 19
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
दृष्ट्वा रुरुच सबमसुरेन्द्र निपातितम् ॥ स्तुतिं चकार भगवान् स्वयं देवस्रिलोचनः ॥
dṛṣṭvā ruruca sabamasurendra nipātitam || stutiṃ cakāra bhagavān svayaṃ devasrilocanaḥ ||
അസുരേന്ദ്രൻ വീണുകിടക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, സ്വയം ഭഗവാൻ ദേവശ്രീലോചനൻ സ്തുതിരൂപമായ ഒരു സ്തോത്രം രചിച്ചു.
Varāha (default narrator framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Keep sacred praise-texts written and preserved in the home as a meritorious act that grants protection and prosperity.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields fearlessness and ‘atula-rājya’ (incomparable sovereignty); neglect implies loss of that protective merit (phalaśruti logic)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"text-devotion (śāstra-bhakti)","core_concept":"Preserving and honoring sacred discourse is itself a sādhanā; the text becomes a living presence conferring abhaya.","practical_application":"Maintain a clean, respectful place for scriptures; read/recite regularly; treat copying/preserving texts as a form of dāna and smaraṇa."}
Subject Matter: ["Hymnology","Mythic Warfare"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: domestic sacred space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96 (phalaśruti attached to stuti/text)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household shrine corner where a written stotra/manuscript is kept; the householder is shown safeguarding it, receiving an aura of fearlessness and royal fortune.","item_prompts":["palm-leaf or birch-bark manuscript bundle","inked folios with string binding","home altar with lamp (dīpa)","householder placing manuscript respectfully","symbolic crown/royal insignia indicating ‘rājya’ fruit"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: domestic shrine scene with warm earth tones, stylized manuscript bundle, lamp glow, calm protective aura around the keeper.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: manuscript and altar rendered with gold highlights, embossed arch around shrine, devotee figure in rich attire symbolizing prosperity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: detailed interior, delicate lamp-light, refined depiction of manuscript and reverent posture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate indoor vignette, soft colors, manuscript on a low wooden stand, gentle aura suggesting abhaya."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and assuring","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"warm, steady, concluding cadence emphasizing promised fruits"}
FAQs
It shows the Purāṇic convention where a crisis resolves into a stuti, reflecting the literary role of hymns as catalysts for narrative resolution.
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The verse foregrounds gratitude and acknowledgment after a turning point, framed through the act of praise.
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